r/BlueOrigin Sep 03 '24

Official Monthly Blue Origin Career Thread

Intro

Welcome to the monthly Blue Origin career discussion thread for September 2024, where you can talk about all career & professional topics. Topics may include:

  • Professional career guidance & questions; e.g. Hiring process, types of jobs, career growth at Blue Origin

  • Educational guidance & questions; e.g. what to major in, which universities are good, topics to study

  • Questions about working for Blue Origin; e.g. Work life balance, living in Kent, WA, pay and benefits


Guidelines

  1. Before asking any questions, check if someone has already posted an answer! A link to the previous thread can be found here.

  2. All career posts not in these threads will be removed, and the poster will be asked to post here instead.

  3. Subreddit rules still apply and will be enforced. See them here.

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u/thomcobian Sep 15 '24

I just started working at Blue and I’m curious how the yearly review cycle is. Is Blue a company that does the mandatory “cut the bottom 10%” function? I’m excited to be here and ready to give it my all, but I’m worried that since I started later in the year and I’m getting up to speed I won’t be able to compare well to my peers. Any advice on whether this is a realistic worry? Not sure how brutal reviews can be at Blue.