Hyperloop One Reviews

3.2

48% would recommend to a friend

(166 total reviews)
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Raja Narayanan

10% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Hyperloop One has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 166 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hyperloop One employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation and logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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166 reviews
3.0
17 Nov 2022

Hyperloop One

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Pros

Exciting tech and great facilities and terms of employment

Cons

Lost its vision and direction due to very poor management at its HQ - had some great leaders and progress around the world but seems to have lost all that momentum now.

3.0
5 Feb 2022
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Pros

This company is a bit of a hybrid between a large organization and a start-up. Many engineers are from aerospace and transportation industries looking for more room to be creative. - Motivated engineers that want to build something new - Flexible schedule - Paid lunches

Cons

After being at this company before and after the great bug of 2019, there have been drastic changes all around. Most affected are upper management and executive level changes. The changes are far too rapid and reflect this company's investors' complete control over the direction of the company despite having little to no involvement in the technology itself. In the span of two years, we have had 3 CEO's - on par with unstable governments of the world. Finance and Legal departments here have been very underperforming despite this company attempts at being a leading tech innovator. I'm not sure where they hired those guys and why they continue to be employed given their abysmal performance. Our accounts with vendors are always defaulting on credit so as an engineer, expect parts delays or cancelled orders. If you're an immigrant trying to sort out your H1-B, HR and Legal will stall, give false promises, and mess up your paperwork. Currently, the company is in a "hiring freeze" so it is rapidly shrinking. Leadership doesn't seem to mind since the product is undergoing a new direction and design. The design phase would logically require fewer engineers. - Most engineers are being underpaid here - Leadership will never communicate clearly the situation of the company. A very concerning fact if you are considering the financial stability. Everyone finds this important even if their main focus is their work and innovation. Don't buy into the brainwashing that you are somehow not a risk taker if you don't completely ignore your financial well-being. - Most middle level managers are trying their best but you can tell Leadership wants "yes-people" to organize the work. - The "hiring freeze" has no end in sight. Don't count on significant raises.

1.0
25 May 2023
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Pros

Hidden Gems Amidst the Chaos: $15 Free Lunch and Downtown LA's Oasis of Competence

Cons

Where do I even start? If surviving not one, but four rounds of layoff in both 2022 and 2023 hasn't already screamed 'Run for the hills!', then hold onto your hyperloops! This once bustling company now boasts a grand total of 20+ engineers, alongside the CEO's trusty woofers (yes, you heard that right), a legal expert, a two-person HR team, and the email lady. It's like a post-apocalyptic office with a hint of eccentricity. As for projects, well, forget about those! All that remains is a software pipe dream concocted by some guy from Europe. And brace yourself for the highlight of the show: the CEO himself, masquerading as an engineer while wielding a 'shut up' wand for anyone daring to mention concepts he can't comprehend. It's a comically brutal mix of shrinking resources, delusion, and the occasional bark. Welcome to the circus, folks!

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