SpaceX reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,742 total reviews)
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Elon Musk

74% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

SpaceX has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,742 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SpaceX 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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3.0
Jul 3, 2019

CnC programmer

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Pros

Fast pace culture and environment, motivating to learn fast and adapt. Forced you to take risk, be bold and be creative with your programs Health insurance Rocket launches

Cons

-Very young and inexperiences management. -Very toxic working environment Fingers pointing cultures vs. helping troubleshoot and investigate the problem. Management blames programmer for the processes. -401k not matching -Foods service is bad unless you work on main building. -Compensation is below average consider how much responsibility tasks was handed for programmer. -Work/life balance is very poor. -very little training provided, learn and adapted quickly or you will be out of the door -support from manager is non-existence. If you run into technical problems deal with it yourself. -HR and management are the same boat so be careful, whose yours complaints with. It could be backfires. -employees appreciation is nonexistent.

3.0
Apr 30, 2019

Managerial Landscape is a Minefield

Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

- SpaceX is very good about perks that Elon enjoys. Free coffee, frozen yogurt, cheap food, etc. - Stock options for those of us that started years ago is very nice. For new employees, I wish you the best. - Culture and employees are amazing. You will make lifelong contacts. - The product and company stays innovative. You will grow your career quicker than most places. - It is always interesting. Never a dull day.

Cons

- The management landscape is a minefield. - Long hours with minimal compensation. Great for a new college graduate, terrible for an established career. - No empathy. Unrealistic schedules driven by insane expectations leading to high turnover and lack of emotion.

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