The New SpaceX? - Operations Relativity Space Employee Review

3.0
7 Dec 2020
Recommend
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Pros

The company was much better a few years ago when it was smaller and the work you did was much more impactful. Benefits are pretty great, generous PTO, parental policy, etc.

Cons

The company was at its height (culturally) about a year ago, before the COVID-19 pandemic caused some internal scrambles. Relativity has attracted a lot of great talent from competitors by highlighting the work/life balance and shying away from the infamous SpaceX culture, but recently it feels the company is moving more and more towards that. The company also boasts about its 4 values, one of which is Humankind, but there has been a lack of that recently. The turnover rate has risen in the last few months, with people leaving voluntarily (a lot of super early employees left and those who have been around for over a year), and people who got let go without prior performance feedback. Employees are shocked to hear they're being let go. These employees either didn't receive any performance feedback or were misled thinking they were meeting expectations. It doesn't seem like managers and their soon-to-be-fired direct reports are on the same page. What ever happened to performance improvement plans?

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
16 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing benefits & on-site amenities. Generous PTO, Sick and holiday schedule. Great place to learn and get foot in the door of aerospace. Great hub for young talent industry wide you are given a lot of autonomy of your work day.

Cons

Toxic leadership & senior management. Promotions and raises are not determined by merit, the company allows nepotism which is rampant in every aspect of the company. Would much rather turn a blind eye than address long term issues with a toxic work environment. The minute you stop being a yes man and start challenging the status quo in the name of efficiency, you are targeted by leadership and subsequently pushed out one way or another. You'll be fine if you are personal friends of management.

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