"Enjoying a career with urpose that close to home"
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Current Employee - Business Professional in Livermore, CA
Current Employee - Business Professional in Livermore, CA
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Positive Outlook
Approves of CEO
I have been working at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Worklife balance is very big part with the ability of working a flexible schedule in many of the areas. There are many opportunities to balance life during lunch breaks with an on site gym, exercise classes or networking groups. As a business professional it's amazing to be able to support R&D in the national interest and work with so many brilliant scientist and engineers. I feel like what I do truly makes a difference.
Cons
Continue to consider additional work options for telecommuting in the disciplines that make sense. The landscape of the workforce demands this.
Advice to Management
Work on branding to the bay area; I believe the lab is unfamiliar to many commuters that pass us everyday on their way to Silicon Valley.
Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Livermore, CA
Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Livermore, CA
Neutral Outlook
No opinion of CEO
I worked at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Lots of bright people Lots of interesting science being done Compensation is good Benefits are Excellent
Cons
I was hired in 2011 as a "Limited Term" employee with a 5 year term. They were in process of upgrading me to "Career Indefinite" when my program got a budget cut. So they pulled my upgrade and told me to find work within the lab within 30 days or I'm gone. However, the original letter informing me that I was upgraded to "Career Indefinite" did not get recalled and I received it in the mail. I didn't make a huge deal of it as I didn't want to burn bridges and I did find a temporary position for ~4 months afterwards I moved on to Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, right across the street.
Some people have been in same job for 20+ years, lack vision and energy and are resistance to change/improvements. Some project require coding in ...ADA and using VMS... this is laughable. I thought National Labs were cutting edge. In my temporary job, the project lead was inventing/adding on to C++ Classes. Not sure why except to save lines of actual code?? Lack of direction from top Lack of meaningful schedules and deadlines People are in no hurry Complacent - co-workers willing worked in lab where temps >90F in summer w/o complaint
Advice to Management
Honor your agreements. I felt totally betrayed.
Clear out the deadwood, don't let anyone stay in same project too long. Some time longevity in a project is bad.
Set deadlines and schedules. First place that I've worked where there wasn't.
Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Livermore, CA
Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Livermore, CA
Recommends
Negative Outlook
Approves of CEO
I worked at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Smart, sincere people work there. Lots going on. Love the military presence. Lots of patriots there. Very exciting research and development. Homeland Security, Chemistry, Astronomy, Environmental Science, Polymers, Lasers, you name it!
Cons
The facilities are kind of rough. This is not a walking campus, but it could be with a little love. Working in trailers is just terrible. It looks like some kind of munitions depot out in the desert.
Advice to Management
Don't let long-term employee's run roughshod over new ones. Don't save the one nice building for yourselves. Resurface the parking lots. Put in nice walking pathways with greenery. Add Food Trucks.
We love the military presence as well! We have made progress in the last few years in our facilities and grounds but realize that we have more work to do. Thank you for your review and we have passed this along to management.... MoreLess
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"Enjoying a career with urpose that close to home"
I have been working at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory full-time (More than 8 years)
Pros
Worklife balance is very big part with the ability of working a flexible schedule in many of the areas. There are many opportunities to balance life during lunch breaks with an on site gym, exercise classes or networking groups. As a business professional it's amazing to be able to support R&D in the national interest and work with so many brilliant scientist and engineers. I feel like what I do truly makes a difference.
Cons
Continue to consider additional work options for telecommuting in the disciplines that make sense. The landscape of the workforce demands this.
Advice to Management
Work on branding to the bay area; I believe the lab is unfamiliar to many commuters that pass us everyday on their way to Silicon Valley.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Response
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"Converson to "Career Indefinite" Employee Pulled at Last Minute"
I worked at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Lots of bright people
Lots of interesting science being done
Compensation is good
Benefits are Excellent
Cons
I was hired in 2011 as a "Limited Term" employee with a 5 year term. They were in process of upgrading me to "Career Indefinite" when my program got a budget cut. So they pulled my upgrade and told me to find work within the lab within 30 days or I'm gone. However, the original letter informing me that I was upgraded to "Career Indefinite" did not get recalled and I received it in the mail. I didn't make a huge deal of it as I didn't want to burn bridges and I did find a temporary position for ~4 months afterwards I moved on to Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, right across the street.
Some people have been in same job for 20+ years, lack vision and energy and are resistance to change/improvements.
Some project require coding in ...ADA and using VMS... this is laughable. I thought National Labs were cutting edge.
In my temporary job, the project lead was inventing/adding on to C++ Classes. Not sure why except to save lines of actual code??
Lack of direction from top
Lack of meaningful schedules and deadlines
People are in no hurry
Complacent - co-workers willing worked in lab where temps >90F in summer w/o complaint
Advice to Management
Honor your agreements. I felt totally betrayed.
Clear out the deadwood, don't let anyone stay in same project too long. Some time longevity in a project is bad.
Set deadlines and schedules. First place that I've worked where there wasn't.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Response
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"Quality People Work There"
I worked at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Smart, sincere people work there. Lots going on. Love the military presence. Lots of patriots there. Very exciting research and development. Homeland Security, Chemistry, Astronomy, Environmental Science, Polymers, Lasers, you name it!
Cons
The facilities are kind of rough. This is not a walking campus, but it could be with a little love. Working in trailers is just terrible. It looks like some kind of munitions depot out in the desert.
Advice to Management
Don't let long-term employee's run roughshod over new ones. Don't save the one nice building for yourselves. Resurface the parking lots. Put in nice walking pathways with greenery. Add Food Trucks.
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Response
Jan 25, 2017
We love the military presence as well! We have made progress in the last few years in our facilities and grounds but realize that we have more work to do. Thank you for your review and we have passed this along to management.... MoreLess
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