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3.2

51% would recommend to a friend

(143 total reviews)

Jason Kim

49% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Firefly Aerospace has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 143 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Firefly Aerospace employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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143 reviews
2.0
Jul 26, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

The employees are passionate about the company's success Good benefits Nice coworkers

Cons

While some of the coworkers are nice, the company is not diverse, and the boy's club attitude can be seen in almost every meeting and interaction Was upfront in the interview process about my experience and knowledge and was promised training. Instead I was just observing other people do what I was supposed to be doing until it was time for me to try. The onus of learning was entirely on me and the questions I chose to ask, with none of the promised aid anywhere in sight. From day 1, you'll be given at least 5 tasks and expected to figure out how to execute them in an unfamiliar environment. You'll feel like you're bothering everyone you ask for help/advice because they're all incredibly overworked (and you will be too in a month or so). Found out I (not a white man) was making $4,000 less per year than a white male counterpart hired two months before me for the same job with the exact same background. I had negotiated my salary up $3,000 from the initial offer. He did no negotiation.

2.0
Nov 6, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

- The engineers are incredibly talented. - Supportive peers ready to lend a hand and help solve hard problems. - People didn't work in Silos and communication between groups was good - Significant responsibility is given to everyone - Test site 30 minutes away from HQ means opportunity for hands on work with actual rocket hardware - opportunity to learn a lot about rockets in a short amount of time - Financial situation seems good.

Cons

- Absurd hours: 60 hour weeks are expected. Appearances are more important than accomplishments. Burnout is common - CEO cannot let go of "his rocket" and allow the people he hired to do their jobs; unilateral, poor decision making hinders progress - Perplexing hiring decisions for middle management - Lack of recognition for accomplishments - CEO is involved in every decision, thinks he knows more than the person who designed, built, and tested the hardware - Executive's decision making driven by emotion - Firings seem random and create anxiety among employees - Executive publicly shames and belittles employees - Friends of CEO get preferential treatment and are allowed to make mistakes that delay the program without consequences - Frequent turnover and turmoil among directors and executive level - Good ole boys at test site misogynistic towards female engineers

1.0
Jul 5, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Hard to say at this point, but this might be the right environment for you if you are both a Narcissist and a Psychopath.

Cons

Mercurial and incompetent management from the Top to the mid-level. Abusive/toxic work environment overall. Loudest, flashiest talkers and presentations get everything from management, including multiple promotions and raises. - Company had very ambitious plans that will not be met on the timelines claimed to investors. There is a very high attrition in the last months with a relevant bleed of highly skilled workforce. - Senior and middle management has been responsible for bulliying episodes and weird dismissals covered up by financial settlements or some BS explanation of other Senior/middle management exits. -Nepotism

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