I love mugs - Anonymous employee SpaceX Employee Review

5.0
13 Oct 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The people (and interns) that I am surrounded by are without a doubt the smartest people I have been around in my life. We work on ROCKETS! The company provides group housing right next to the beach for all interns. You learn at a crazy rate. You are given real responsibility. The cafeteria has great food. Low prices, big portions. Amazing experience. Your friends will be jealous. Great career opportunities. Future prospective growth. Company shuttle to work. You will be busy. No doubt about it. Take it how you will. I would rather be busy than not. I get in at 7:30, look up from the computer and I say shoot.. its time for lunch already? Then I look up from my computer again and its 6... time to go home. Casual work environment. Changing the world / solar system ;] Amazing Culture. People don't really care how or when you get your work done, as long as you get it done right and on time. Be yourself. Overall I love it here. The pressure is real, but that's a good thing right?

Cons

Work life balance. It isn't as bad as most of the other reviews make it seem. I work 10 hours a day. That is what most interns default to. If you are working in a really important department you might work more, but that needs approval. There is a lot of pressure to figure things out on your own, which is good (spread those wings), but can also hold you back. LA isn't my favorite. Organizational silos, but every company has that. At least you can walk down the aisle and talk to the other party.

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Cons

Heavy workload and long time work

4.0
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Pros

You learn so much because the work is so freaking intense, its a lot of fun if you're the type of person who loves to get emerged in hard problems. The hours for me were not too bad but I was the exception, all the other interns I was with dealt with 60-70+ hour weeks, some interns came in at 10am and left at 12am, when I say its intense, I'm not joking. This is however very unique to the Starbase location. I've heard Hawthorne is a lot more chill. I honestly despite how challenging the role was always look back on it with a sense of pride in my work, and longing to be back there. It really does feel that you're doing world changing things.

Cons

Very un diverse upper management, I'd say the company is pretty diverse in the lower ranks, but once you start to look at the org chart and see who's in charge, you realize that its mainly just white people. Makes you wonder if as a person of color you too will be able to move up. Housing sucks: there was limited housing on campus for full time employees, you have to wait a year plus to get off the queue and once you're off you only really get tiny homes as the option that are in an inconvenient location. Interns don't even have the option to get on campus housing, they give you 3k in a housing stipend and expect you to find a place in Brownsville. I'd say its very hard to maintain a relationship while working here if you don't have an understanding partner, the work schedule is brutal and you really can't slack off.

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