SpaceX reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,736 total reviews)
avatar

Elon Musk

73% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

SpaceX has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,736 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 Aeroespacial y defensa industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

3K reviews
1.0
Jun 26, 2017

Redmond Washington

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You are part of SpaceX...

Cons

Poor management, poor scheduling, lack of adequate personnel numbers, nothing like their Hawthorn office. No recognition or even a pat on the back for extra effort. too much time wasted in blame-storming. Not enough time spent doing it right, just rushing to meet unreasonable deadline, then doing it again. Parties are boring and working there is just not enjoyable.

2.0
Jan 26, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome Health Care PPO/HMO, 3 weeks paid vacation, great food onsite. SpaceX store where you can by awesome t-shirts for $6. Free gym membership too. Unlimited spending!!! SPEND SPEND SPEND! Oh and thank goodness they have protein shakes and free yogurt! Very important to have these things to obscure the truth.

Cons

Parking is atrocious. Have fun taking the shuttle or risking a significant parking fine. They may have a completed parking garage, however still not big enough for 3k+ employees. And the hours of course. There are real rockstars here. If your ticket says you are putting in 60hrs per week, you're in. The work accomplished is not important, only the hours you put in. That is the stigma of the culture. Many people have bad attitudes and hang on to SpaceX purely for the sake that their stock awards have not yet matured. Also, be prepared to hear firing threats. You can get fired for this, fired for that. Don't anticipate meeting you-know-who. He does not care about you. SpaceX is not located in a desirable location so be prepared to be solicited, or hit by a car crossing the street...which is common there. Did not receive any feedback, good or bad for 3 months. Had not clue where I stood with the company. By the time I left they were just beginning 1 on 1 meetings. Never heard the word "leadership". They hire just about anyone there, some real riff-raff.

1.0
Mar 17, 2015

Cnc programmer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

None really unless you enjoy being belittled by management and fellow coworkers. Any machinist or cnc programmer is crazy if they want to work here.

Cons

Abusive management, lots of brown nosers, still privately held, nepotism in the machine shop management. Serrious drug abuse in this company.

Viewing 64 - 66 of 2,736 Reviews

Glassdoor has 3,668 SpaceX reviews submitted anonymously by SpaceX employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if SpaceX is right for you.