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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5.0
Jun 22, 2015

Great!

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Pros

Elon Musk is truly the best CEO that any employee can ever truly ask for!

Cons

There are literally no downsides or cons to working at SpaceX and working with Elon Musk!

5.0
Jun 22, 2015
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Pros

When I talk about SpaceX, I don't say that it's a peak career experience - I say that it's a peak LIFETIME experience. If SpaceX is for you, it will absolutely positively blow your mind. You will never be the same again, and I mean that in the best way possible. There is a high degree of self-selection in the recruiting process at SpaceX. If you learn about Elon Musk and SpaceX and you are inspired to learn more, inspired to read and absorb everything you can about them, and are willing to do whatever it takes to get hired here, and then do whatever it takes to be successful once you ARE here, then SpaceX is definitely for you. If the preceding verbiage does not describe you, then it's probably not for you, and it's all good either way.

Cons

If SpaceX is your cup of tea, the things about SpaceX that some will describe as 'Cons' or 'Downsides' won't occur for you as such in the least. They are just part of life at the X. The reality of working at SpaceX is that it's an intense place to work. It will call you to bring your A game and find out what you're made of. Sometimes a sprint, sometimes an endurance test, sometimes both, it is a mission more than it is a job. If you're just looking for a job, don't even bother applying at SpaceX. There are many easier ways to make a buck out there. But to my knowledge, there is no company more exciting, inspiring, and awesome in the entire solar system.

2.0
Jun 20, 2015

Welder

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Pros

The pay was great, and you get to work your job without being hassled.

Cons

Had to travel 2 hrs everyday for 9 months just to get to work. Made one simple mistake, and was fired the start of the following week. No warning at all!!!! They didn't even care that I was a good employee or not! I honestly think that it was more to it than that!!!! Why would you fire a good employee???? Just saying.

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