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

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).

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262 reviews
5.0
Nov 30, 2020
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Pros

Amazing company with great people, plenty of opportunities to learn and grow

Cons

You shall be asked for more than just working 9 to 5 Sometimes under resourced, so can be stressful

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Rocket Lab Response
5y
Hi there, Thanks so much for your feedback. We're stoked to hear how much you enjoyed working at Rocket Lab. It's wonderful that you were able to learn new things and advance your career during your time with us. All the best for your future endeavours! - Rocket Lab People and Culture
5.0
Nov 29, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Awesome staff and management. In a company of around 500 employees I still felt valued and appreciated by the managers, supervisors and leading hands. Genuine care for the health and safety of staff. Full of talented people from all over the world. Don't be put off by the fact your working with geniuses, if your not already one. Rocket Lab is chocker full of great people who specialise in what they do and every team member is appreciated for their contribution. If you have good work ethic, you'll have a promising future at Rocket Lab. Too many perks to the job to list....a bunch of bonus things to discover if you get employed.

Cons

Standard pay for overtime, in New Zealand. Based in Auckland, New Zealand....expensive housing, living and not ideal traffic conditions. All manageable, approximately 1.6 million people make it work. If your life is based in Auckland this isn't a problem. Rocket Lab does support families living outside of Auckland and encourages holiday time off work for a healthy family/work life. This was however challenging for me with Covid-19 lock-downs, no fault of Rocket Lab and perhaps not an issue for you.

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Rocket Lab Response
5y
Hi there, Thank you so much for sharing your experiences with us. It's wonderful to know you enjoyed your time as a member for the Composites Manufacturing team here at Rocket Lab. We really appreciate your comments, it's great for us to know what we're doing well so we can continue to ensure every member of the staff gets the same excellent experience that you have had. We wish you every success in your future endeavours. All the best! - Rocket Lab People and Culture
3.0
Nov 11, 2020

Just an opinion

Recommend
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Pros

Generally great people to work alongside

Cons

Poor company culture, slave drivers.

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Rocket Lab Response
5y
Hi there, Thank you for leaving us a review. We welcome your feedback, and are really happy to hear that you enjoy working with the rest of the awesome team here. Rocket Lab has a particularly unique culture, one that grew organically as we took on dozens of exciting new challenges and rapidly expanded to a company of over 550 employees. Our culture is one of passion and drive and this has made us the successful organisation we are today, however we are always looking to grow, improve and challenge. To dig deeper into our culture, we have just run our first culture survey, which we were thrilled to receive an 87% participation rate for. Key areas of improvement have been identified and some really fantastic initiatives have been proposed to address these, including the formation of a Team Improvement Taskforce, where representatives from all around the company come together to problem solve and discuss solutions. We hope that over the next few months you'll see positive change within our culture - we're committed to earning all 5 stars from you soon! Thanks again and please don't ever hesitate to contact the P&C department directly on peopleandculture@rocketlab.co.nz with any questions, concerns or ideas you may have. - Rocket Lab People and Culture
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