Continuous Growing Pains and Low Morale - Project Manager Blue Origin Employee Review

5.0
15 Jul 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Pay was decent. Benefits good. Colleagues were great.

Cons

Disorganized and trying to function without a real charter or goal post. Management not held accountable. Leadership not interested in empowering people but is interested in managing with fear. New mandate that every team has to have a low performer, at least one, that gets fired, which leads to terrible morale and damages any attempt at collaboration. The company would rather rule with a stick instead of a carrot. The new 50-hour workweek norm really means 60.

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5.0
23 Jun 2026
Anonymous intern
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Pros

nice people to work with

Cons

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2.0
19 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

4 weeks of PTO, good benefits, free drinks and snacks available at all locations.

Cons

Leadership is inconsistent and often incompetent, company is very segmentalized and each group operates to different goals and schedules, poor communication with other parts of the company and with leadership. There is an overarching Yes-men mentality amongst leadership, and they often are just aiming to not be the group to be to blame for delays or failures. Personal growth is limited and widely ranges between different groups, there are areas where people see regular raises and promotions, while the majority seems to be told there are freezes or that they will be put in for next cycle. Pay has fallen behind, in the past they used to pay well and above the industry standard, but have not kept pace. Hours can be very long, again dependent on your group, some people may enjoy things like work from home or flexible schedules, but the majority are asked to work long hours and even support roles that could be remote are forced to be on site, despite a lack of space for the number of employees. I moved desks locations and buildings 6 times in 3 years. Re-orgs happen every 6 months, and create significant instability within the company, but rarely bring positive improvements. Good talent is not rewarded, and leaving quickly.

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