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      Rocket Lab

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      Rocket Lab reviews

      3.6

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (262 total reviews)
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      Peter Beck

      95% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Rocket Lab has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 262 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Rocket Lab employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      262 reviews
      3.0
      May 16, 2021

      Good people

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The people that work here.

      Cons

      Company seems set on squeezing the joy out of working for a Rocket company. It relies to heavily on you enjoying rockets.

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      Rocket Lab Response
      4y
      Hi there, Thank you for taking the time to provide this feedback. Our people are definitely a big part of what makes Rocket Lab such an incredible organisation, without them (you included), we would not be where we are today. Being a part of a rocket company, breaking boundaries and doing the impossible can be challenging at times, but we pride ourselves on hiring those who thrive in a fast paced and high challenge environment, and that is why our current percentage turnover is lower than the NZ average. If you have any further comments that you would like to share with us, please feel free to email us at peopleandculture@rocketlab.co.nz Thanks again for your comments, we look forward to getting back to the pad and launching again soon! -Rocket Lab People and Culture
      1.0
      Apr 23, 2021

      Underpaid, over-worked: The Rocketlab way.

      Development engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Job security due to the negative external image of the company.

      Cons

      12 hours days are expected, whilst being paid for 8 hours. Unpaid weekend work can be dealt on a Friday evening. You can go months without a complete weekend free. Within RocketlabNZ and RocketlabUSA, engineer remuneration differing by 25k USD. Internally developed software systems are there to hinder your professional life everyday. And there are multiple. The overdrive development culture is unsustainable. Managers are inhuman beings, no remorse for your personal life. Engineering decisions are make on the whim, managers accept risk rather than making long term successful change. You will struggle to make your team lead see the short staffing issues that face your department. Media know more about the company goals than you do.

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      Rocket Lab Response
      4y
      Hi there, Although there are a number of elements of this review that we disagree with. We're sorry that you had this experience with Rocket Lab. We appreciate the feedback regarding salary. We do have a number of people who come over from overseas where wage and conditions are different, however we have had our remuneration bench-marked, and for the most part we are on par with our local markets and where we are not, we are working hard to change this. We also have a number of communication tools which we lean on to get messages out to our employees and there are also a number of online teams forums where information is tracked. Back we take on the feedback that every organisation can always evolve and improve and we have a number of projects to help provide more structures and processes to our current team members. We wish you all the best with your future endeavors. -Rocket Lab People & Culture
      4.0
      Mar 2, 2021

      Average

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Friendly Environment and close relationship between employees

      Cons

      Low salaries with a lot of work to do

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      Rocket Lab Response
      5y
      Hi there, We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. We are stoked to hear that you are enjoying the workplace environment and that you have great relationships with other employees here at Rocket Lab. We appreciate the feedback regarding salary. We do have a number of people who come over from overseas where wage and conditions are different, however we have had our remuneration bench-marked, and for the most part we are on par with our local markets and where we are not, we are working hard to change this. Thanks again for the feedback and for all your hard work! -Rocket Lab People and Culture
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