u/Different_Smell6193

After graduating with my EE degree early last summer, I started applying to many different companies. For some lucky reasons, SpaceX reached out to me and they put me through the interview process. They bounced me around with different interview teams and didn't inform me of my final role until my final interview round with the engineering managers. Turns out my role is actually a "specialist", not an engineer (which again is a surprise since I interviewed with the engineering team) . But I said okay, I'm willing to come to SpaceX to learn about the new technology and development. It turns out my boss was not the person it turned out to be. He acted very happy on Day 1 but as soon as the first project comes, he asked me to do projects that has nothing to do with EE (more mechanical stuff  with bolts and screws) and 2) It was manual labor. And more things would come like I wouldn't be able to converse with other specialists in my own team or managers and restrict my movement to one area. He started asking me to do more of the same tasks with producing the same products even when the engineers intervened saying that's enough. He would encourage me not to go on water break and would only want me to work at one place. There was things that he needs to introduce me to the company that he didn't introduce like how to use their internal onboarding system or where are all the tools/parts are and who is doing what on the team. I mean at this point, I don't feel comfortable working for a role that doesn't let me be technical and that I can use my technical knowledge. But rather than quitting on the spot, I stuck through it hoping that things will turn around. I also forgot to mention, the guy called HR on me the first day at work when I stood on a construction ladder to put away a box instead of a step stool (I wasn't even briefed on the safety standards yet; it's my first day and someone told me to get a ladder). There are other things he asked like working more than the minimum required hours which I don't feel comfortable doing and making comments about how pregnant woman should keep working instead of taking a leave. By the end of the fourth week, I was becoming sick and get high temperatures from the hours working. So Friday the end of that week, I kept working focusing on my role completed the project when he congratulated me, called me over to "have a talk" then sat me down, brought HR over and fired me the end of that week.

It's been a week now and I feel lost on the inside. Not having a job after you've been working that long feels hollow inside. Now I have to go back to the job market and find different roles. I don't even know I am going to approach this situation since SpaceX is quite a brief stint and/or if I should start applying for an actual engineering role in title this time around. Official Hiring season haven't started until September and I still have time to attend graduation (graduation rolled over to this coming summer) and do other things. Any advice would be appreciated, thank you.

After graduating with my EE degree early last summer, I started applying to many different companies. For some lucky reasons, #1RocketCompany (the one that's planning to IPO: SX) reached out to me and they put me through the interview process. They bounced me around with different interview teams and didn't inform me of my final role until my final interview round with the engineering managers. Turns out my role is actually a "specialist", not an engineer (which again is a surprise since I interviewed with the engineering team) . But I said okay, I'm willing to come to #1RocketCompany to learn about the new technology, rocket engines and development. It turns out my boss was not the person it turned out to be. He acted very happy on Day 1 but as soon as the first project comes, he asked me to do projects that has nothing to do with EE (more mechanical stuff  with bolts and screws) and 2) It was manual labor. And more things would come like I wouldn't be able to converse with other specialists in my own team or managers and restrict my movement to one area. He started asking me to do more of the same tasks with producing the same products even when the engineers intervened saying that's enough. He would encourage me not to go on water break and would only want me to work at one place. There was things that he needs to introduce me to the company that he didn't introduce like how to use their internal onboarding system or where are all the tools/parts are and who is doing what on the team. I mean at this point, I don't feel comfortable working for a role that doesn't let me be technical and that I can use my technical knowledge. But rather than quitting on the spot, I stuck through it hoping that things will turn around. I also forgot to mention, the guy called HR on me the first day at work when I stood on a construction ladder to put away a box instead of a step stool (I wasn't even briefed on the safety standards yet; it's my first day and someone told me to get a ladder). There are other things he asked like working more than the minimum required hours (working even more than 10 hours a day) which I don't feel comfortable doing and making comments about how pregnant woman should keep working instead of taking a leave. By the end of the fourth week, I was becoming sick and get high temperatures from the hours working. So Friday the end of the final week, I kept working focusing on my role completed the project when he congratulated me, called me over to "have a talk" then sat me down, brought HR over and fired me the end of that week.

It's been a week now and I feel lost on the inside. Not having a job after you've been working that long feels hollow inside. Now I have to go back to the job market and find different roles. I don't even know I am going to approach this situation since SpX is quite a brief stint and/or if I should start applying for an actual engineering role in title this time around. Official Hiring season haven't started until September and I still have time to attend graduation (graduation rolled over to this coming summer) and do other things. Any advice would be appreciated, thank you.

After graduating with my EE degree early last summer, I started applying to many different companies. For some lucky reasons, SpaceX reached out to me and they put me through the interview process. They bounced me around with different interview teams and didn't inform me of my final role until my final interview round with the engineering managers. Turns out my role is actually a "specialist", not an engineer (which again is a surprise since I interviewed with the engineering team) . But I said okay, I'm willing to come to SpaceX to learn about the new technology and development. It turns out my boss was not the person it turned out to be. He acted very happy on Day 1 but as soon as the first project comes, he asked me to do projects that has nothing to do with EE (more mechanical stuff  with bolts and screws) and 2) It was manual labor. And more things would come like I wouldn't be able to converse with other specialists in my own team or managers and restrict my movement to one area. He started asking me to do more of the same tasks with producing the same products even when the engineers intervened saying that's enough. He would encourage me not to go on water break and would only want me to work at one place. There was things that he needs to introduce me to the company that he didn't introduce like how to use their internal onboarding system or where are all the tools/parts are and who is doing what on the team. I mean at this point, I don't feel comfortable working for a role that doesn't let me be technical and that I can use my technical knowledge. But rather than quitting on the spot, I stuck through it hoping that things will turn around. I also forgot to mention, the guy called HR on me the first day at work when I stood on a construction ladder to put away a box instead of a step stool (I wasn't even briefed on the safety standards yet; it's my first day and someone told me to get a ladder). There are other things he asked like working more than the minimum required hours which I don't feel comfortable doing and making comments about how pregnant woman should keep working instead of taking a leave. By the end of the fourth week, I was becoming sick and get high temperatures from the hours working. So Friday the end of that week, I kept working focusing on my role completed the project when he congratulated me, called me over to "have a talk" then sat me down, brought HR over and fired me the end of that week.

It's been a week now and I feel lost on the inside. Not having a job after you've been working that long feels hollow inside. Now I have to go back to the job market and find different roles. I don't even know I am going to approach this situation since SpaceX is quite a brief stint and/or if I should start applying for an actual engineering role in title this time around. Official Hiring season haven't started until September and I still have time to attend graduation (graduation rolled over to this coming summer) and do other things. Any advice would be appreciated, thank you.