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      Virgin Galactic reviews

      2.6

      29% would recommend to a friend

      (294 total reviews)
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      Michael Colglazier

      21% approve of CEO

      16% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.0

      Compensation and benefits

      2.8

      Work/Life balance

      2.6

      Culture & values

      2.5

      Career opportunities

      2.0

      Senior management

      Virgin Galactic has an employee rating of 2.6 out of 5 stars, based on 294 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Virgin Galactic employee rating is 28% below average for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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      Reviews by job title

      294 reviews
      1.0
      Nov 13, 2017

      IT Applicants Beware

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Great coworkers - 9/80 work schedule allows for much needed down time - It’s a job involving space!

      Cons

      - Untrusting management leads to constant micromanagement - Unprofessional/lack of leadership - No budget creates a constant reactionary environment - A career quagmire - Due to above aforementioned most projects are completed to get them done rather than completing a project correctly.

      1.0
      Feb 11, 2017

      Flawed Concept meets Billionaire Investor

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Nice people make it a fun place to work. -The work/life balance is great. -The location is great. -The engineers are smart and innovative. -Managers do not micro manage too much. -The company has plenty of funding and elements of the Virgin Brand.

      Cons

      -VG is flying one of their old 747's to launch rockets. -High risk if you are flying in the 747 at the SAME TIME! -Forecast: "Russian Roulette" -Branson flies across the pond once a year (on his way to Mojave) for ping pong and beer. -It's all a big ego trip. -Let him fly in the 747.

      2.0
      Jan 30, 2017

      SpaceX 2.0- Return of The Jedi.

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work-life-balance, friendly staff and smart mid to senior level engineers. It's sad because company has potential. Branson would never approve but he's never there! Support staff and technicians are generally nice and down to earth. It was hard to leave because I really hoped for change.

      Cons

      -Jedi top engineering leadership (self-proclaimed in name only) = "my way or out!" - "Island of misfit toys" culture for SpaceX'ers. They really just need a hug, really. -SpaceX culture is insulated at the top and is self-serving and self-governing. - CEO is consistently absent making VG a rocket club - some engineers work hard while others take the Club Med approach. - some "Jedi" have 50+ reports in a company of just 195. Really?! - you never know who your friends are, sadly. Really. -All this could be cured if CEO or President took a hard look. But neither was very technical. -stock is non starter unless you never read the policy. It's misleading as I got 6,000 shares and then found they could never vest absent of going public.

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