Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Employee Reviews about "work life balance"

Pros

Work/life balance for the most part is positive. Many onsite activities to support a healthy lifestyle and flexibility is an option for the most part for raising kids and attending activities.

Cons

Micro management is the norm here. Managers are micro-managers not leaders. The culture is slow and tends to move backwards more than forwards. Raises are pretty minimal and do not keep up with cost of living. Not much career growth within the walls.

Pros

There are very few places where true work life balance can be a reality like at LLNL. There is also a strong feeling of community among employees. Having worked in industry and at LLNL, I can say the culture at LLNL is more likely to make you feel good about your work and those you work with. People tend to work here for life, but never get bored. That is because there is an emphasis on learning new skills and on education. It is also because employees are not pigeon holed into using just a small part of their skill set like in industry. There are also lots of networking clubs and talks on anything from technical topics to very personal topics that are open to all employees. You even get an office!

Cons

Security is a huge deal, so you would have to tolerate some rules that make you scratch your head.

Pros

The lab so far has been a very easy going and enjoyable place to work. It offers many amenities to its employee to help them succeed with a work life balance.

Cons

The hiring process takes anywhere form 2-3 months.

Pros

The main pro here is work life balance and the ever changing work force adapting to a hybrid telecommuting work schedule. As we all know the commute is not easy and having a day, or two to work from home can allow an individual to recharge and better focus. It’s a well balance work schedule with holidays off. The pay is decent. Benefits are great, and I am a strong supporter of the current labs director in Kim Budil. She displays great leadership with ambition goals of the lab, and has empathy and understanding of all situations. She has adapted extremely well. Peers and colleagues are all very intelligent and supportive.

Cons

Some of the challenges I see in newer employees is waiting on the clearance. However it is very necessary to be patient during these times. Bureaucracy and red tape is also a challenge. What can you expect? Your working at a National Labratory. So it’s all about perspective.

Pros

There's a great variety of work being done, meaning potentially lots of opportunities. The Lab is also committed to making career-long investments in individuals, which contrasts the high turnover in some parts of the private sector. The work/life balance is great and the Lab offers a large amount of stability for those who are looking for it.

Cons

As a large institution affiliated with the government, there is a significant amount of bureaucracy to contend with: forms, procedures, protocols, etc. This can add a lot of overhead to getting things done.

Pros

The culture here is very laid back. Work life balance is prioritized and at the same time very important work is being accomplished.

Cons

Culture can be a little too laid back at times, which makes it difficult when trying to bring about change. You still have some of the “it’s always been like this” mentality Costs of living makes it difficult

Pros

Flexible work schedule (4/10's, 9/80's), amazing people to work with who also love their jobs, gym onsite, two cafes, farmer's market, guest speakers, get active programs, and so much more. I've never worked for a company where every person I met absolutely sincerely loves working at the lab. They also will pay for you to go back to school if it pertains to your current job. Work/Life balance is very important here and I am so grateful to work for a company that values that.

Cons

None that I've come across.

Pros

Work and life balance and enjoy the research

Cons

not really. It is hard to find.

Pros

Incredibly passionate and brilliant people that are engaged in their work Mission support for our nation and the free world brings tremendous job satisfaction Work life balance allows me the opportunity to work hard but also have time away from work to decompress

Cons

Salary increases can be minimal due to the allocation from DOE

Pros

Great work/life balance combo of in office and telecommuting

Cons

Office drama no pension for people who havent been there forever