SpaceX reviews

3.8

68% would recommend to a friend

(2,736 total reviews)
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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).

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3.0
Dec 12, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Experience handling flight hardware. Very modern work environment.

Cons

Turn over rate is ridiculous. After 6 months you start being “that guy” because everyone else quit. Also, it’s very, very unorganized. If you’re not willing to work in a bottleneck type of environment then stay away. Everyday you’ll have to prove your existence to Elon.

2.0
Jul 27, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Rockets are cool Benefits are good Lots of great people work there Good food Mission Patches

Cons

- Unsafe working conditions (it is common consensus that someone is going to get killed by an industrial accident soon enough, too many close calls) - Tedious backbreaking work - Work too much work for too little pay - They nickel and dime you for compensation, I heard of a guy taking his 5th job offer, and pay is all very secretive there. - Very difficult to move up or out of your dept because they hoard their good workers - promotions are at a snails pace, and they don’t treat their people right. 2 minor promotions in 5 years without a decent bump in pay is normal. Without an actual engineering degree, you can’t move up very far. Advice to potential hires: The turnover rate is high for a reason, the cool factor of SpaceX wears off after about a year, and they don’t want free thinkers as techs, if you’re looking to make a difference, look elsewhere.

5.0
Jan 25, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

For me, the main reason to work at SpaceX is an unparalleled sense of accomplishment from seeing tangible results of my work. A close second reason is the smart and motivated people I work with every day. If you have a passion for space exploration or global communications, there should be no need to explain why SpaceX is the place to be today. If you do not, then, well... it is best to work on something that you have a passion for. One more thing worth mentioning is that for the company this size there are practically no politics to speak of.

Cons

Cons are a matter of perception. Personally I have nothing to write here. If you were a sports car enthusiast speeding down the raceway would you complain that the seats are tight or that suspension is stiff?

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