Technician - Technician SpaceX Employee Review

3.0
24 Sept 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Really cool environment, free yogurt, rub shoulders with very smart and important people, low cost meals, free coffee. You get to see Elon around.

Cons

Very low pay. Job demands and skills don't match wages. FORCED to work overtime(55+hrs/week). Employee parking is a true hassle for everyone except director or above level. Shift hours will conflict with that of a parent that wants to spend quality time with family. Space X is goal driven and very unique company but totally undermines your personal needs. THEY ARE NOT A FAMILY ORIENTED COMPANY. Very difficult to get an engineering job for internal applicants. If this is your goals at Space X, you are better off preparing yourself before applying and get hired as an engineer. If you get hired as a production employee, chances are you will stay in production. A lot of people of all levels and departments quit during my time there.

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Pros

* **Unmatched Mission & Impact:** You are literally working on rockets and spacecraft. The cool factor is 10/10. * **Brilliant Coworkers:** You will be surrounded by some of the smartest, most driven engineers in the world. * **Insane Career Growth:** SpaceX on your resume is a golden ticket. You will learn more here in 3 months than in 3 years at a normal company. * **Hands-on Experience:** They actually trust interns with real, critical hardware. No boring coffee-fetching tasks.

Cons

**Cons:** * **Zero Work-Life Balance:** 70-80 hours a week is the norm, not the exception. Say goodbye to your social life and sleep. * **Extreme Burnout:** The "hustle culture" is toxic. You are expected to treat the company as your entire life. * **Mediocre Pay:** The hourly pay is average, especially when you factor in the insane hours and the high cost of living in LA/Hawthorne. * **Chaotic Management:** Decisions can change overnight based on whatever Elon Musk tweets or feels like doing that morning.

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