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Poor management that treat hard-working employees unfairly - Research Associate Lawrence Berkeley Lab Employee Review

1.0
Feb 18, 2022
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Pros

Good to start your career as a researcher/scientist.

Cons

Very low pay. Also, non-exempt employees don't get overtime pay despite working overtime for several weeks! The people who work here love the lab with extreme passion and are often reluctant to leave for better opportunities even though they can make 2X, 3X somewhere else.

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Interesting work and beautiful environment

Cons

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3.0
May 27, 2026
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Pros

Beautiful location, you oversee the Bay, Golden Gate Bridge and SF. Research environment, great bridge for academics to transition to a more applied research. Benefits quite good

Cons

Low wages, especially in the scientific staff. Basically no career progression. Offices are a mixed bags (some departments have brand new buildings, others have very old buildings). Do not rely on their immigration services to get anything beyond temporary work visas.

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