If you got an offer just take it already - Production Intern SpaceX Employee Review

5.0
20 Jul 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The excitement of making a difference in a company that has such an ambitious goal is the best part. The culture is great. Everybody is focused on getting work done and try to avoid bulls**t politics and wasteful meetings whenever possible. People support each other as a team rather than trying to get ahead of one another. Interns are given projects that will have a large impact across the company instead of having an insignificant role like interns at other companies. Good hourly rate for interns and plenty of overtime available. Cheap, good food is available for all meals at work. Seeing all the cool stuff SpaceX only shares internally.

Cons

Long work weeks (around 50 hr/week) are considered standard though you may be able to work less depending on department. The location in Hawthorne is not amazing so you can either live in that poor location or take about a half hour commute in from somewhere nice (like Marina Del Ray where they house interns). You can't take pictures or share any of the awesome things you see/do with your buddies.

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Cons

Long hours Intense management No sleep

4.0
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Pros

You learn so much because the work is so freaking intense, its a lot of fun if you're the type of person who loves to get emerged in hard problems. The hours for me were not too bad but I was the exception, all the other interns I was with dealt with 60-70+ hour weeks, some interns came in at 10am and left at 12am, when I say its intense, I'm not joking. This is however very unique to the Starbase location. I've heard Hawthorne is a lot more chill. I honestly despite how challenging the role was always look back on it with a sense of pride in my work, and longing to be back there. It really does feel that you're doing world changing things.

Cons

Very un diverse upper management, I'd say the company is pretty diverse in the lower ranks, but once you start to look at the org chart and see who's in charge, you realize that its mainly just white people. Makes you wonder if as a person of color you too will be able to move up. Housing sucks: there was limited housing on campus for full time employees, you have to wait a year plus to get off the queue and once you're off you only really get tiny homes as the option that are in an inconvenient location. Interns don't even have the option to get on campus housing, they give you 3k in a housing stipend and expect you to find a place in Brownsville. I'd say its very hard to maintain a relationship while working here if you don't have an understanding partner, the work schedule is brutal and you really can't slack off.

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