New changes creating hardships - Anonymous employee Blue Origin Employee Review

3.0
3 Aug 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Collaborative environment and exciting work. Job never gets old or dull and is actively changing. There is a lot of opportunity within the company, so you aren't stuck in one role or with one program.

Cons

They recently imposed a new rule that you MUST work out of the office, regardless of circumstance, hardship to your family and regardless of distance. My entire team is based out of a different region, not a single team member I work with is at my location but I am forced to come into the office 5 days a week. My daily commute is 3 hours now (1.5 hours to and from work), so my 8 hour work day now is 11 hours. I have a family that relies on me to care for them and now I have to try and figure out how to support their needs and not sacrifice my time as a parent. My job was proposed and accepted as a remote position but due to an office opening, now I am forced to change my whole life. This is causing significant challenges for myself and family but because "badge swiping" will occur, there is nothing that I can do. There are folks who have it worse and and now must travel hours in order to make it to the office. This type of mentality and un-caring for employee's well being is incredibly disappointing and disheartening.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

Free cheese and yogurt. Some people are nice others will make sure you fail

Cons

No equity unless you like monopoly money. No IPO for Blue ever and liquidity events are just bonus event. No work life balance. Toxic leadership who do not care about but will lie to you as long as you serve their own purpose. Everyone is looking, DO NOT come here!!! You will lose years of your life stressed out, frustrated and nothing but an average salary to show for. There are better places out there for space work

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