Pros: The company is really picking up momentum in the Terran R program. After a "successful" first launch, there was some churn in the company with a somewhat uncertain future. New leadership emerged, some ineffective leaders are gone, and the company is turning a corner. The leadership has taken active steps over the first half of this year, from addressing engineering staffing, to ensuring we are all on the same page about establishing a productive work culture. The company is united in one direction, and lessons learned from the Terran 1 program are being applied to the new program. I have been at the company for years, and I am more confident in the future of the company than ever before.

Cons: It's clear some individuals and some teams are underperforming against expectations. This can have a negative effect on motivation to be a high performer. The company could be more proactive in addressing this.

Pros: Inspiring technology that has the ability to revolutionize the space industry, and a lot of talented and passionate people.

Cons: For a company that loves to claim to not be SpaceX, they somehow have taken all of the bad attributes from them. A majority of teams work 12+ hour days and Saturdays after being lured in with the promise of work-life balance. Senior leadership is inept and unwilling to listen to counter ideas despite the company touting that they want disruptive solutions. Nepotism runs rampant with leaders hiring their friends or former coworkers, and if you're not willing to blindly follow, you get retaliated against. It is such a shame considering that this place used to be visionary in both technology as well as the way they treated employees, but with the steady influx of toxic former space leaders, it has rapidly gone downhill. If you're looking for an organization that values the humanity of their employees, then stay far, far away from this place.

Pros: Rockets are a lot of fun.

Cons: Excessive travel requirements, excessive hour and productivity expectations, and minimal support from management.