SpaceX reviews

3.8

67% would recommend to a friend

(2,737 total reviews)
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Elon Musk

73% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

SpaceX has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,737 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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3K reviews
3.0
Aug 17, 2015

Spacex

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good perks, good pay, exciting to watch launches live from mission control.

Cons

Long hours that may exceed 12 hr days, engineers don't take responsibility for failures, a lot of "pass the buck".......

1.0
Oct 5, 2013

bad leadership

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

the end of the month employee appreciation luncheon

Cons

Too much work and giving up your free time(weekends/days-off) to make deadlines because some people in the upper echelon made a mistake and didnt say anything untill the product was finished. Bad vibes, just bad vibes..but that depends on which department you work in. Did i mention bad leadership? You cant use marine corp leadership to get things done.

1.0
Feb 15, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Expect extreme hours (often 12–18+ per day), mandatory overtime, virtually nonexistent work-life balance, and only minimal compensation increases despite the intense workload. If that sounds appealing, you'll fit right in.

Cons

In the relentless 'Hunger Games' culture at SpaceX, your efforts are never sufficient—no matter the number of executives you support or the extreme hours you log. You're constantly on a razor's edge of being fired. Success here means 'performance punishment': the better you perform, the heavier the workload becomes. Bonuses are dangled as motivation, but they're deferred years into the future—so don't count on it helping with today's bills or burnout. In short, it's an empty carrot, because they have no problem with firing you tomorrow.

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