Great In Theory, Beginning to Lag in Execution - Engineer Relativity Space Employee Review

3.0
7 Oct 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

* Difficult integrated problems tackled by all team members. Leads employees to feel like they make a difference * People care about the company and work to improve it (on the technical side) * Coworkers are great people who are enjoyable to spend time with * The entire company comes together to tackle goals, demonstrating how individuals are committed to achieving company goals

Cons

* As other reviewers have said, senior leadership lacks EQ and is becoming more out of touch with people on the ground. This has started as slow decay and is accelerating * Smart decisions were used in the past to reduce work and advance progress. Currently, company has shifted to working employees toward burn out, with flat out mandatory requests for weekend work to reach company goals. * Becoming a "yes sir" culture where you have to say what management wants to hear * Values of the company are not reflected in how they treat their employees as they have been in the past

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1.0
10 Apr 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

-Lunch stipend -Pay is above industry standards

Cons

-Horrific management that lives and breathes the "996 hustle culture" (work schedule that derives its name from its requirement that workers clock in from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, 6 days per week). Senior Directors expect you to be available and emailing from early morning to late at night. I repeatedly have my supervisor calling me well past 9 PM, always for trivial, non-urgent issues. If you don't respond, expect to have a stern talking to the following morning. -Micromanagement to the extreme. Every email you send, every word you utter is dissected and scrutinized to the nth degree. Zero freedom to utilize the skill set you brought to the company. Senior Directors are in the trenches scrutinizing the work of employees 6 levels beneath them. I've never seen anything like it.

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Relativity Space Response
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Hi there, We're grateful you shared this with us. Relativity Space is committed to cultivating a workplace built on positivity and mutual support, and we take concerns like yours seriously. Your feedback has been communicated directly to our executive leadership team, who will be reviewing it.
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