Rocket Lab

2.0

13 Jul 2020

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Pros

Work is about as interesting as it gets. There is still so much work to be done. With the teams kept as lean as they are, you get to hold a lot of responsibility. There is no shortage of challenges. You are working alongside some fantastic coworkers. There are very few technicians or engineers at Rocket Lab who I think could be replaced by someone who would do a better job than the current individuals are doing.

Cons

Management is a mess and spend all of their time trying to show their bosses that they have the situation under control. Senior management has hired people at great expense who will be loyal to them regardless of their ability to do the job they were hired to do. These managers don’t seem to care about their teams and that mentality continues all the way up the food chain. This ineptitude and misguided priorities among management is steering the company into future problems. While the technicians and engineers are spending long hours trying to make the rocket as amazing as it can be, everyone above them is trying to make the company appear “profitable” with no regard for the backs they are standing on. No one has the support they need. Salaries are extremely inconsistent. Do not expect to make as much as someone hired after you doing the same job. Now more than ever people need employers who care about them. When someone at Rocket Lab asks what the company is doing about the COVID-19 situation, they are given a piece of paper that states what Rocket Lab is legally obligated to do. Employees have started to recognize this and that is why people are leaving faster than management can replace them with someone half as competent.

Rocket Lab Response

Hi there, Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us. We really appreciate the feedback as it plays a vital role in helping us grow and improve as a workplace. We're glad to hear that you've found working with us to be stimulating and interesting, and that your working relationships with your colleagues were such a highlight of your time with us. In terms of your salary comment, we recently underwent an audit of the entire company's salaries, comparing employees both to market data and to each other based on their skills and experience in the recently introduced Engineering Matrix and Technician Banding structure. We put our company values at the core of everything we do, and this includes looking out for each other and being kind to all our fellow team members. We hold everyone to this standard, regardless of seniority, so it's concerning to hear that this was not how you felt while working at Rocket Lab. If you would be willing to share some specific examples about what you experienced, or would like to provide additional feedback on how we could have improved your time at Rocket Lab, you can email us completely in confidence at peopleandculture@rocketlab.co.nz. Thanks again for the feedback and we hope to hear from you soon. - Rocket Lab People and Culture

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