Good team, poor leadership - Recensione dipendente - Senior Propulsion Analyst presso Blue Origin

4,0
3 ago 2025
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Engineering staff is excellent at some of the most talented people in the industry. Founding mission is wonderful. Pacific Northwest is a nice place to live, at least for me. So many programs have been built from scratch with little/no heritage so there were lots of incredible engineering challenges/opportunities.

Svantaggi

Incompetent management at least during my time there and that might have changed with a new CEO coming over from Amazon but he sure has his work cut out for him. I saw it all from management mailing it in to trying to manufacture crises to get staff to put in ridiculous hours. At a certain point, it became obvious that we didn't have the competence at the top level to compete with other companies in the industry, especially the dominant watch provider and you probably know who I'm talking about. I also noticed some mid/upper level management cliques that would form. To me, it seemed like there was some prioritization of comfort (not feeling threatened) over uplifting the best talent to positions of influence.

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5,0
28 giu 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Competitive pay. Good benefits. Great workplace.

Svantaggi

Longer hours expected. Can be stressful.

2,0
19 giu 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

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

Svantaggi

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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