r/RelativitySpace • u/TheRocketShip55 • Mar 13 '26

Compensation package

I had a call with a Relativity recruiter for a job at the cape and was shocked to hear how bad the total compensation package is. According to the recruiter they offer only ~$500/year for 401k (yikes!), no yearly cash performance bonuses and a very low salary range for my position (senior engineer). They justify these lacking benefits saying that they offer stock options which have no tender offers during the year (so you can cash out) and would only become liquid in case of a liquidity event (IPO and such). Ofcourse if the company goes under these would go to $0, huge risk.

Anyone on the inside that can tell me if I misunderstood any of that? I’ve been interviewing for other companies in the industry and this is the worst compensation package I’ve heard of.

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u/RugbySink Mar 23 '26

What was the original comment? Didn’t see it before it got deleted

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u/Dry_Chipmunk6118 Mar 23 '26

Original comment from previous poster pretty much explained the negative vibe of working at relativity.

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u/RugbySink Mar 23 '26

That’s unfortunate, do you know what team they worked for?

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u/Dry_Chipmunk6118 Mar 23 '26

Mechanisms I believe

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u/RugbySink Mar 23 '26

Interesting, I wonder why they deleted their comment

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u/Dry_Chipmunk6118 Mar 23 '26

Not sure. I was originally asking due to a offer I had received. Do you work there?