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    Sandia National Laboratories Reviews

    Updated November 12, 2018
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    Sandia National Laboratories Laboratories’ Director Steve Younger
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    • "Performance review process is constrained by corporate percentages" (in 21 reviews)

    • "Red tape gets in the way at times" (in 19 reviews)

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    1. "Really is changing the world"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Sandia National Laboratories full-time

      Pros

      Flexible work schedule, interesting projects, wonderful benefits

      Cons

      Takes a long time to get through "government" requirements and processes

    2. "Clerical intern"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      Pros

      Flexible hours. Open to improvement. Mentoring.

      Cons

      Management is always changing

    3. "Summer Intern Experience - Learn a ton, meet new people"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Sandia National Laboratories part-time

      Pros

      Chill work environment, good co-workers

      Cons

      Sometimes boring projects, or not much work

    4. "R&D Intern"

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      Current Employee - R&D Intern in Albuquerque, NM
      Current Employee - R&D Intern in Albuquerque, NM
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Sandia National Laboratories full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Freedom to explore and learn within your mission domain. National labs have a great culture.

      Cons

      Government work can lead to a lot of red tape.

      Advice to Management

      Keep on keeping on.

    5. Helpful (1)

      "Times have changed"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Sandia National Laboratories full-time

      Pros

      Close to SF. People are nice.

      Cons

      New management company is the worst in decades. Stripping benefits. Pay sucks. This new set of leaders don't care. Took nearly 2 years to receive clearance. Not worth it.

      Advice to Management

      Leave. Pay more. Care more.

    6. "Great place to work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Sandia National Laboratories full-time

      Pros

      Great place to work; interesting, cutting edge R&D

      Cons

      Limited bonus earning opportunity at the lab

    7. "Great People"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Sandia National Laboratories full-time

      Pros

      Some of the smartest people you'll meet.

      Cons

      A bit stiff culture for a research and development environment.

    8. "Lab Technician"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      Get mentorship and the chance to learn and work on several different projects

      Cons

      Some months your hours are steady and some are either hectic or extremely slow

    9. Helpful (1)

      "A very good work/life balance company"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Livermore, CA
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Livermore, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Sandia National Laboratories full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Definitely a company that works with your home life, which a lot of companies don't seem to do, especially in the tech world. Good people, pretty laid-back atmosphere. I enjoyed my time there.

      Cons

      I hear the benefits are getting cut a bit, and the pay for the Technologist could be a bit higher here in Livermore, as the cost of living is pretty high.

      Advice to Management

      Benefits are a huge selling factor to prospective employees, keep them strong, or at least don't cut them back as much as you have been doing.

    10. Helpful (1)

      "Historically good place to work but benefits keep disappearing."

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Livermore, CA
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Livermore, CA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Sandia National Laboratories full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Some of the co-worked are really smart and most people are very helpful. Some of the benefits are still good but there is anticipation of more cuts coming.

      Cons

      Red tape hinders progress and hyper safety culture keeps people from making decisions. People try to pass off responsibility and not make decisions which hurts morale.
      Consequently projects stall and or take much longer than necessary.
      They hire many people under the guise of R&D but that’s likely not what the job is.
      Management keeps taking away benefits which is causing many of the better staff to leave for better opportunities.

      Advice to Management

      Leave Sandia alone and stop hurting the laboratory culture. NTESS is a Honeywell subsidiary (sandia managing contractor) a production company and trying to levy production types of processes onto a research laboratory.

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