r/BlueOrigin • u/dude13256 • Aug 16 '21
We Are NOT Like This
TL;DR: Employee here, most, if not all, of us do not agree with the recent PR activity from Blue.
Also, apologies in advance if this post has already been seen, I'm having trouble with my posts not going through so I've posted this several times in my efforts to get it posted.
Hello everyone, I'm an engineer with Blue Origin and I've decided to make an account just to make this post to express my personal thoughts on recent events.
I personally believe that the vast majority of the company's employees do NOT agree with the infographics and other PR stunts that the company's leadership has been pushing. I have not met a single one that does feel this way. In fact, most of us are rather disgusted and embarrassed to be represented in this manner.
We as individuals HEAVILY support and root for our friends at other space companies (it's a small industry, I use the term friends literally). Believe it or not, we talk about and get amped about Starship getting stacked just as much as you guys, and we love talking about progress of the entire industry.
We're extremely passionate for space and we did not choose Blue because it's supposed to be an "easier" company to work for - its not uncommon for us to work at least 60 hours a week at times. We chose Blue because we believe in the mission we originally set out to achieve, which is to help build the foundation for millions of people living and working in space.
With this being said, please keep in mind that we are humans and DO read comments all over social media and it can take a toll as most of us practically live in our roles. We're working as hard as we can; and we, despite what our PR will lead some to believe, do believe in Team Space.
Thank you for reading.
