Worst employee experience - Senior Consultant Rocket Lab Employee Review

1.0
Sep 20, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The stuff they make is really interesting & they give you a few tshirts.

Cons

Extremely long hours, no flexibility, no regard for employees having other priorities in their lives, scant regard for NZ employment law, well established culture of fear as lots of the younger staff know how significant the role is in their careers & are terrified of stuffing it up, very American ethos around work & employment, slightly racist recruitment & attitudes as a huge portion of their staff are young white hipster males. It’s just not worth the hype & their staff turnover reflects this.

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Rocket Lab Response
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Hi there, We are sorry you felt you had this experience, however we are also unsure as to whether this is a real review as we don't have Senior Consultants at Rocket Lab and some of the information contained in this review is incorrect and misleading. For example our turnover percentage is 15.5% which is below the NZ average. We would also strongly object to your comment around slightly racist recruitment, considering we have over 25 different nationalities working for us. We also work with a number of all female high schools on STEM education and are launching our Rocket Lab Education Program next year. Whilst we do not agree with most of the comments in this review, we acknowledge that Rocket Lab is fast-paced dynamic environment and this is not suitable for everyone. All the best with your future endeavors. -Rocket Lab People and Culture

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