SpaceX reviews

Effort required to get things done means the hours vary and can be absolutely brutal, and the reward received for this often marginal. In many ways, there's a lot of effort being made to make getting off the planet easier, at the expense of making it difficult to actually live comfortably outside of work. Everyone being able to make things happen quickly also means things can go sour quickly, often through no fault of your own, but you still are expected to shoulder some or all of the mess. Younger than average workforce means less experience in-house, so your ability to rely on your coworkers to expand your knowledge and to minimize the need for trial and error varies and can be limited. By far the biggest drawback is the main location being in LA area; for some this may be the greatest benefit, but if you're not already here, there are a whole host of better options literally anywhere else in the country.

Space X is extremely top heavy with VP's reporting to VP's and Directors reporting to Directors which limits growth for everyone. There is a constant reorganization and constant management change which sets the group back each time. Lack of experience of upper management is clearly seen through their lack of understanding of the day to day business. Many come from BMW and even though the actual rocket building is completely a different animal than building cars, many talk about the way things were done while they were with BMW and when trying to implement some of them, they seem to fail so the workers spend many hours to remedy wasted hours. There is an absolute lack of communication flow down from the executives which compels everyone to do their own thing. Departments and organizations within departments are heavily silo'ed and no processes complete. Though anyone can say anything, many complain about other groups or people without basis or evidence. There are too many immature people employed in the company so Space X is not a professional working place. If you want a promotion, it seems like who you know is more important than anything else. The company can be very biased and unfair.