Challenging and rewarding work building space infrastructure - Anonymous employee Blue Origin Employee Review

5.0
3 Nov 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Awesome work and a lot of tangible achievements once we start launching again. Cool emerging tech on the horizon in an exponential growth industry. Employees are intelligent and happy to train one another. Cutting edge manufacturing technology and a lot of vertical integration. Roles for almost every engineering discipline. Lots of internal resources for information. More transparency throughout the org than other aerospace primes. Plenty of business resource groups and office events. Nice offices including snacks and espresso. Great pay and benefits. Well funded.

Cons

I see a lot of negative reviews and complaints on here. Almost everyone I work with and talk to in the company loves Blue. It seems the reviews are skewed because the few disgruntled employees are outspoken and content employees don't feel the need to air what's going on inside our (somewhat covert) company. I honestly don't have any cons. People work hard (especially certain programs), but we believe in our mission and work with purpose. For context I worked at other big aerospace/manufacturing firms prior to this.

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Pros

4 weeks of PTO, good benefits, free drinks and snacks available at all locations.

Cons

Leadership is inconsistent and often incompetent, company is very segmentalized and each group operates to different goals and schedules, poor communication with other parts of the company and with leadership. There is an overarching Yes-men mentality amongst leadership, and they often are just aiming to not be the group to be to blame for delays or failures. Personal growth is limited and widely ranges between different groups, there are areas where people see regular raises and promotions, while the majority seems to be told there are freezes or that they will be put in for next cycle. Pay has fallen behind, in the past they used to pay well and above the industry standard, but have not kept pace. Hours can be very long, again dependent on your group, some people may enjoy things like work from home or flexible schedules, but the majority are asked to work long hours and even support roles that could be remote are forced to be on site, despite a lack of space for the number of employees. I moved desks locations and buildings 6 times in 3 years. Re-orgs happen every 6 months, and create significant instability within the company, but rarely bring positive improvements. Good talent is not rewarded, and leaving quickly.

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