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#SPACEX: Working in a shop that values excellence and profit. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com

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🗓️ 11 May 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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#SPACEX: Working in a shop that values excellence and profit. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com
https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/a-former-spacex-employee-gives-a-fascinating-account-of-what-it-is-like-to-work-there/

1888 Jules Verne "Robar the Conqueror"

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0:00.0

This is CBSI on the world. Behind the Black, I'm John Bachelor Bob Zimmerman, my good friend and colleague joins.

0:07.0

We're going to a fun story for the future.

0:09.0

This is for all you little space geeks out there

0:12.6

whether you're 12 years old or 1200 years old.

0:15.0

Bob, a good evening to you.

0:16.6

What's it like to work at SpaceX?

0:18.4

Tell me, good evening.

0:19.7

According to a engineer at SpaceX, there was an interview of this guy and he gave a really

0:30.5

fascinating account for a link to it on behind the black.

0:35.0

Essentially the work culture is open, efficient, and very aggressive.

0:39.0

You need to provide value at all times and be very self-motivated, you don't have managers, middle managers

0:48.0

over you telling you what to do.

0:50.3

There is almost no mid-management peers at all.

0:53.7

Everyone is on their own to do things.

0:56.4

And I quote one particular part of the story

0:58.4

that I think illustrates this better than anything else.

1:01.0

And you are given a permission to go to meetings, but if you don't add value to

1:08.4

the meeting or the meeting isn't adding any value to your work.

1:12.6

You are free to get up and walk out at any time respectfully.

1:16.5

Everyone's allowed to do that.

1:18.6

So this guy tells this one story.

1:20.4

In one instant, quote, a government customer came in with a 50 slide deck six

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