Originally Posted by
Irelander
A friend of mine works for a company that does business with SpaceX. He was asking their engineers about the work culture there. They said the work culture at SpaceX is geared towards folks without families. Super competitive atmosphere and lots of long hours. Very fast paced. If that's what you like, have at it. Its not my cup of tea.
Don't get me wrong, I think they are a great company and making huge gains in space exploration technology. I'd love to get into a cool engineering position there, but not with a work atmosphere like that. I already don't see my family enough.
Watching their launches and landings is about the coolest thing ever.