SpaceX reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(521 total reviews)
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Elon Musk

76% approve of CEO

81% positive business outlook

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1.0
Feb 7, 2024
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Pros

- Awesome teammates for the most part - Most focused teams I've ever been a part of - The company goals are ambitious and honorable

Cons

- A percentage of employees are cut after 2 years - Lack of empathy from managers when you explain the limited resources available (ex: coming in unpaid on weekends to keep team afloat to be told "They work nights/weekends but should look to work smarter, not harder" as if total transactions don't need to be processed/completed) - Unrealistic expectations (ex: "if you could come up with a novel concept in the next couple weeks it'd help") - Second-level managers that have little to no interaction with their teams (regularly weeks without any acknowledgment) - Lack of accountability from managers between teams, despite expecting extreme accountability from lower-level employees - Tempermental directors that punish & terminate irrationally without seeking information or providing training/mentorship - Don't plan on retiring at SpaceX, plan on doing a couple years there and then finding a role with better work/life balance & pay - Any perks the company provides are slowly deteriorating (% subsidized for food continues to drop) - Lack of clarity for growth within position/title, leading to many disgruntled employees that are provided no information on how to advance and grow their careers

4.0
Jan 16, 2024
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Pros

you get insane autonomy to go take on a project and the result is that you put something in space. equity compensation is rather competitive

Cons

long hours, changing priorities, and inflexible workplace requirements (hard to work from home, etc.)

1.0
Jan 11, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

People will think you are special because this is on your resume

Cons

1 - Work/life balance non-existent for 90% of team 2 - Toxic culture of favoritism, elitism, back-stabbing, ego-driven decisions, low pay, lack of growth, lack of promotions, lack of stock benefits 3 - Gaslighting is off the charts, management, HR, EHS and other teams will lie through their teeth just to placate your legitimate concerns 4 - Because of the company name, you will start to let your boundaries and values be compromised all in the hopes of a better future that the majority of employees will not realize 5 - This company is getting worse every year, I should know, I spent over 5 years there

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