4.0
17 Oct 2016
Current employee, more than 1 year
Hawthorne, CA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
I struggle to even think of a company doing something as exciting. The sense of purpose and urgency both are evident in every team here. Being part of an incredibly talented group singly focused on the promise of Mars is definitely a unique experience. That said, the daily grind is not all hollywood sci-fi and rocket launches. The day-to-day work is hard and sometimes tedious. It's usually satisfying and rewarding though.
Cons
- Burnout is real. Management seems tuned in to it though, and wants to make sure you're okay, but I wish it didn't happen at all. - The pace can seem both way too fast when demands are made of you, and glacially slow when waiting for the rest of the company to move forward (eg. return to flight).