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      4.0
      10 Oct 2015
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      People are fantastic; interesting research problems; supportive culture that values innovation; work-life balance is good; family-friendly environment. did i mention the people are great?

      Cons

      salaries are good, but not great; government sponsors can be difficult; lots of challenging research problems = lots of concurrent/competing priorities

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      Thank you for taking the time to comment. We appreciate your 5+ years of service and it is nice to see that you continue to be positive about the people at the Lab. We are proud of the talent that we are able to attract and retain and we work to keep a beneficial work-life balance. Being a not-for-profit, government funded laboratory, we do have considerations in salary planning that industry does not face. We are able to be quite competitive while maintaining the governance that is necessary. In many ways we offer the best of government, academic, and industry employment, with a focus on important projects. Thanks again for your insight.

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      5.0
      3 Jun 2026
      Member of technical staff
      Recommend
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      Pros

      It can vary a lot from group to group, but in general, wonderful place with wonderful people and lots of interesting work going on. Excellent benefits and lots of flexibility to explore different projects.

      Cons

      Little opportunity for advancement in terms of rank and compensation once you reach technical staff. Additionally (again varies from group to group) expectations of what a staff member does can be unclear and there can be a light sink-or-swim nature to the work, again depending on the group you're in.

      2.0
      30 Jun 2026
      Sr. systems administrator
      Recommend
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      Business outlook

      Pros

      great people to work with, but not for.

      Cons

      Leadership needs to look inward and see what is wrong. If you want to get hired here you must need to know someone hire up.

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