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      SpaceX reviews

      3.8

      68% would recommend to a friend

      (2,739 total reviews)
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      Elon Musk

      74% approve of CEO

      80% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Career opportunities

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.5

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Senior management

      2.5

      Work/Life balance

      SpaceX has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,739 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
      1.0
      Jan 6, 2025

      Soulless.

      It services technician
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pay is good, benefits are good.

      Cons

      High turn over. High burnout. You’re nothing more than a metric. They only care about metrics. There is no fairness here. No room to move up and tons of useless middle management. Arbitrary and childish rules. Hourly employees are treated as lesser than salary and have stricter rules. Don’t expect to be treated like an adult here. Want to have freedom to take 5 minutes to get free food? No, there’s rules. Achieving your goals and doing your job? Expect a performance improvement plan.

      4.0
      Sep 10, 2024

      Awesome mission and people but demanding

      Materials engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      SpaceX is at the forefront of space and launch so you will get to work on some of the coolest most challenging problems in the industry. This sets you up with incredible work experience that sets you apart for future opportunities. Other than a few outliers, the people you get to work with are very hardworking and extremely knowledgeable in their fields. The overall pay and benefits are good and competitive with the rest of the industry. I got at least nearly 10% raises every year and the stock has continues to rise in value.

      Cons

      There is an expectation that permeates the company that you must work long hours and be available to answer messages/emails at any time of the day. SpaceX sometimes treats its employees as disposable and you see some pretty high turnover on certain teams. However, if you can set boundaries there is a possibility for a reasonable work schedule. Some teams that work together across different SpaceX sites do not see eye to eye on engineering practices with a different approach to risk. A lot of managers are not well-trained to be people managers. Just because someone is a good engineer, does not mean they make a good manager. I did not always feel supported in my tasks and lacked overall direction in my work scope.

      2.0
      Jul 22, 2024

      Company doesn't really care about there employees

      Engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Get the opportunity to work on cool projects with some cool people.

      Cons

      The company doesn't really care about the employees. Management is harsh and people get fired sometimes for little/no reason at all. The company is protecting a child molester and has fired employees over it.

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