Incompetent Company Leadership - Engineering Manager Blue Origin Employee Review

1.0
Jun 7, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Cool work, brilliant engineers, exciting long term vision, well funded (Bezos), endless learning. I have an amazing team that solves challenges few people in the world can solve, on a frequent basis.

Cons

Sr leadership is incompetent to the point that I’m not sure the company can succeed with them at the wheel. Seeing how the sausage gets made reveals far too much. Talent is now getting harder to source because of the well-known issues along with burn out. We’re expected to lower the bar, do more with less, and cut corners. The C-suite can’t even recognize the erosion of the engineering pool because they don’t understand technical engineering principles. I wouldn’t be surprised if we see more frequent failures and testing anomalies soon, it all stems from the top. Sadly if this continues I will be the next out the door.

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2.0
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Pros

4 weeks of PTO, good benefits, free drinks and snacks available at all locations.

Cons

Leadership is inconsistent and often incompetent, company is very segmentalized and each group operates to different goals and schedules, poor communication with other parts of the company and with leadership. There is an overarching Yes-men mentality amongst leadership, and they often are just aiming to not be the group to be to blame for delays or failures. Personal growth is limited and widely ranges between different groups, there are areas where people see regular raises and promotions, while the majority seems to be told there are freezes or that they will be put in for next cycle. Pay has fallen behind, in the past they used to pay well and above the industry standard, but have not kept pace. Hours can be very long, again dependent on your group, some people may enjoy things like work from home or flexible schedules, but the majority are asked to work long hours and even support roles that could be remote are forced to be on site, despite a lack of space for the number of employees. I moved desks locations and buildings 6 times in 3 years. Re-orgs happen every 6 months, and create significant instability within the company, but rarely bring positive improvements. Good talent is not rewarded, and leaving quickly.

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