More downs than ups - Avionics Build Technician SpaceX Employee Review

3.0
8 Feb 2021
Recommend
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Pros

It’s a space program! Coworkers are great. Plenty of OT. Plenty of opportunities to move around to learn new skills if positions are available.

Cons

Long hours for months at a time will wear you out quickly. HR seems to fire first and ask questions later. Pay is ridiculously low and is justified as being low because the cost of living is “low”. Management cares more about numbers than worker welfare. Management doesn’t value experience and want company men instead. Bad leaders stay in their positions don’t get fired but get moved around to other departments when they violate spacex policy and techs get fired for less. You stay as a temp for a long time and get next to no benefits as a temp. Lastly management give the runaround a lot.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
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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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