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      Wickedly smart people coasting to mediocrity - Anonymous employee SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Employee Review

      3.0
      4 Sept 2012
      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Great benefits, supportive of family life, onsite gym, loads of crazy smart people

      Cons

      command-and-control orientation, perverse incentives to technical contributors, and the "safety culture" has ossified into deep failure aversion

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      5.0
      30 Jun 2026
      Staff engineer
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      Pros

      Flexibility with hours and time off Project ownership Friendly community of employees and visiting scientists/engineers

      Cons

      Limited upward mobility Rigid pay structure

      3.0
      19 Jun 2026
      Postdoctoral research associate
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      Pros

      great weather, exposure to nearby tech culture. smart coworkers.

      Cons

      cafeteria food is really mediocre.

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