Lost in space - Engineer Rocket Lab Employee Review

1.0
20 Dec 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free gym and coffee. Gender and culture diversity

Cons

The priorities in Rocket Lab are. 1-profit. How this may affect you? No one is paid extra for working long hours. No bonuses since 2018. Small salaries for big engineers. What team building events. Warm beer at the Christmas do 4years straight. Your AKL expenses increase disproportionately to your wages. 2-Quality. To distract you from the main priority, make it interesting and to give the investors tangible data driven insight to the future of the product. 3-Competition. Out-do your peers or be forgotten. 4-All other things. Company Image. Policy. Timesheet accuracy. 5-People. The culture is abysmal, people and culture team are the rock inside the shoe. Some improvements over the years but the hands are tied, just like the managers. If you become a squeaky wheel with remuneration 9/10 you will be constructively dismissed. Nothing will change unless rocket lab runs out of fans.

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Rocket Lab Response
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Hi there, It’s great to hear that you enjoyed some of the perks of working at Rocket Lab! Unfortunately due to COVID we were unable to have any large events, including our usual Christmas party, as much as we would have loved to have all of our staff together. However during the year we did have multiple online events to try and connect our people as best we could. We hope 2022 is the year we can finally have everyone together to celebrate the success we have had in 2021. Quality continues to be a focus for us and we are always looking at ways to improve. When your sending rockets to space you’ve got to make sure that every intricate detail is to the highest standards, which is why we also hire the best employees to deliver to this. We are sad to hear that you didn’t enjoy the culture at Rocket Lab. We understand that it isn’t for everyone, but we do pride ourselves on having a top notch team. With regards to bonuses, we do have a share incentive scheme, as we all as an employee share purchase program, which is very lucrative. Thanks again for taking the time to leave a review. -Rocket Lab People & Culture

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