Glassdoor Review: NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ (1/5)
Pros:
Excellent coworkers. Seriously, the Ares III crew is top-tier; they’ll literally commit international mutiny to come get you. The flight controllers are geniuses who can figure out how to make a 1996 lander talk to a modern hab using hexidecimal. Also, the view from the office is technically unbeatable, provided you don't mind the "infinite void" aesthetic.
Cons:
Communication is a bit slow. Sometimes you’re waiting weeks for a reply, and when you finally get one, it’s basically just: "Don't die, we're thinking of a plan." Their remote-work policy is also incredibly rigid. I spent 549 sols working from a satellite office on Acidalia Planitia and they didn't even send a coffee restock.
The management is overly cautious. They get very "concerned" when you suggest using hydrazine as a space heater or blowing up the front door of your spacecraft to slow down. It’s like they’ve never seen a disaster movie.
Advice to Management:
If you’re going to leave an employee behind, maybe check for a pulse first? Or at the very least, leave the keys to the rover under the mat. Also, we need to talk about the quality of the dehydrated rations. I’ve eaten enough potatoes to last me three lifetimes, and if I ever see another vacuum-sealed spud, I’m going to launch myself into the sun.
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Comments:
@Commander_Lewis: Mark, we talked about this. It was a localized storm. And I’m still not giving you my Disco collection back.
@Rick_Martinez: One star? I flew halfway across the solar system in a tin can to pick up your skinny ass. Where’s my Five Stars?
@Venkat_Kapoor: Mark, please stop posting internal logistics on Glassdoor. We’re still trying to explain the "pirate-ninja" thing to the Senate.
@Mitch_Henderson: I’m with Watney. The rations are terrible. Also, the Rich Purnell Maneuver worked, so maybe listen to the engineers for once.