Toxic - Technician Rocket Lab Employee Review

1.0
23 Jan 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great coworkers, great working relationships between coworkers and teams

Cons

Unrealistic expectations, completely ignorant executives, rockets come before employees, and those at the bottom of the totem pole or outside the management inner circle get the rotten end of the stick every single time. Indirect harassment has been long reported and very aware around company culture but no steps are taken to fix it and often exasperated by the office gossips. Long hours, terrible pay compared to US counterparts but they aren’t much better off either. Not surprising considering how little managers care about employees. The only ones who have stuck around are kiwis who want to stay local or those who are lucky to have caring supervisors.

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Rocket Lab Response
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Hi there, Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We are really glad to hear that your relationship with your colleagues is such a highlight of working at Rocket Lab. We're sorry to hear that we aren't meeting your expectations in some other areas. It takes a huge amount of dedicated effort to get a rocket into space and this would never have been achieved without the incredible efforts of the team. We know this and we are so grateful for every contribution each and every person here has made. As we grow and mature as a company, we are continually streamlining and improving the way we work, including our systems and procedures. This will mean everyone has more free time and hopefully alleviate some of the pressure that you may have been feeling. If you would be able to please provide some more detail, particularly around the indirect harassment issue and your interactions with our management team, we would really appreciate this so we are able to investigate further, address the issue and make improvements. You can drop by the People and Culture office any time to speak with one of the team, or email us at peopleandculture@rocketlab.co.nz - and of course, anything you choose to share with us will remain 100% confidential. We hope to hear from you soon! - Rocket Lab People and Culture

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