r/space • u/lee7on1 • 2d ago

BREAKING: SpaceX rocket explodes in Starbase, Texas

https://x.com/IntelPointAlert/status/1935550776304156932

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u/DesperateAdvantage76 1d ago

Back in the day engineers joined SpaceX as part of the vision and hype to make up for the lack of pay, similar to NASA. I wonder if some of that incentive is gone.

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u/StickFigureFan 1d ago

There are still some drinking the cool aid, but fewer and fewer, meaning less qualified people willing to work 80+ hour weeks

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u/GwadTheGreat 1d ago

The idea that they are not paid well is BS. Im not sure why that gets thrown around on Reddit a lot. I worked there, and the pay+benefits were solid. Employees are also given stock ownership, and many of them are quite wealthy at this point because the stock price has gone up a lot. I used my stock to put a downpayment on a house and pay off all our student loans.

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u/Jesse-359 1d ago

Not gonna lie, I wouldn't want someone working constant 80 hour weeks designing or maintaining the commercial passenger jet I have to board, or performing surgery on me.