• threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    SpaceX also launches more rockets than any other launch provider. What is the injury rate per mass-to-orbit? The Reuters report smells suspiciously like a hit piece.

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      6 months ago

      Lol the injuries are not due to rocket launches, they are due to manufacturing. So your metric has absolutely no meaning whatsoever.

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      6 months ago

      It’s well known within the industry that SpaceX forces their employees to work excessive hours and in unsafe conditions. This is not a hit piece, and it’s weird for you say that at all.

      Pretty much all of Elon Musks companies have the same issue with overworked, underpaid employees.

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        6 months ago

        I’d say “forces” is a bit strong wording. Most people at SpaceX genuinely love the mission and will work longer hours because it’s almost a passion.

        We’re pretty well-compensated too.

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          6 months ago

          You work longer hours until you’re burned out. I’ve done it before. I also work for NASA and rarely work overtime, and the missions I support are doing just fine. It’s not about being passionate, although I used to think the same thing. I would have done anything to further our missions in space. But guess what, you’re being taken advantage of, whether you realize it or not.

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            6 months ago

            Totally valid, SpaceX doesn’t do a great job of trying to manage burnout. On the other hand, I personally work 40-50 hours a week to avoid burnout and have suffered no ill effects from doing so.

            You don’t HAVE to work long hours here.