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Second Order Effects

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Second Order Effects reviews

4.5

89% would recommend to a friend

(2 total reviews)

Dennis Fong

89% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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1.0
Mar 11, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Casual dress code Interesting projects

Cons

Lack of infrastructure, little mentorship (Many departments lack a dedicated, experienced manager. Management often lacks consistent directives.), almost no onboarding. Lack of diversity in people and values. Many employees who leave are dissatisfied women, people of color, or both. Only a handful of woman engineers. Mediocre pay. Employee suggestions not valued. Lack of psychological safety. Lack of appreciation. Much higher expectations than average. You will do many things beyond your job description and pay grade.

3.0
Jan 31, 2023

College Engineering Club, but you're getting paid

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Cool projects, you get the opportunity to make engineering decisions and have ownership early on. You'll learn a lot. Opportunities to work in many fields (although the majority of projects are aerospace-related, since the founders are from SpaceX). Growing presence in non-space industries. People are open, willing to chat & help but also very busy. Engineering club vibes - a little shoestringy, but everyone's really going for it.

Cons

If you loved your engineering club, this is the place for you. If you didn't enjoy that, this is probably not for you. There's very little structure. The least aggressive people get stuck with all of the paperwork/organizational tasks. Projects vary a lot, some are great, some are stressful, and/or not that fun. Pay is on the low side. Company (including leadership) is made up of mostly young guys without families. Managers are inexperienced, more skilled as tech leads than people managers.

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