Aaaand there it goes. - Anonymous employee Rocket Lab Employee Review

2.0
17 Nov 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- There's constant work which keeps you busy. - There's a lot of opportunity to learn and pick up new experiences. - There's some effort to fix the obvious gender imbalance in the workplace. - The product is as exciting as it can get. - Most people are hard working and put in a great effort. - The company is expanding, which means there's a lot of opportunity to take hold of.

Cons

- Systemic discrimination has developed during the hiring process which is enabled by the inconsistent application of the ITAR policy. - No WFH, the 1 day a week we had has recently been removed. - There is a lack of understanding of certain areas of the business from management. This results in under-resourcing, unrealistic expectations, and a general feeling of under appreciation for what we achieve regardless. - There is an expectation of being on-call and being able to perform a call-out with no contractual compensation. Any time in lieu is at the whim of your manager and is not formally recorded. - Pay inequity has been observed between employees with the same skills, responsibilities, and roles. - There's a clear diversity imbalance in various forms (not just gender). - The pay is not keeping up with the market expectations for new roles which makes it hard to hire in a competitive market. - The company is expanding, which also means there's a lot of growing pains. - There is a toxic culture brewing.

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