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4.2

83% would recommend to a friend

(1,076 total reviews)

Michael Witherell

86% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Lawrence Berkeley Lab has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,076 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Lawrence Berkeley Lab employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management et conseil aux entreprises industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0
Jan 30, 2017

Could be a really great place to work...

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Really interesting subject matter.for projects. Great site so long as you like stairs and don't mind watching out for wild turkeys, rattle snakes and the occasional mountain lion

Cons

Most of the older code base is AWFUL No documentation, Beginner programmers wrote most of it, No standards for coding or even language All of the web pages that I looked at were vulnerable to SQL injection attacks, db passwords in every web page (Dev, Test and Prod) among other things. Engineers have responsibility for projects and deadlines with no requirements documented little help from users (except for asking where's x feature or page? I told someone I wanted it. During acceptance testing.). Managers hide things from their bosses. penalize engineers for following the few standards there are then tell them "you should have done it the way everyone else did it. Engineers aren't supposed to say "no" to users, but they will get penalized for missing deadlines. really old versions of browses must be supported.

3.0
Feb 7, 2016
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Pros

Some of the most talented scientists I have ever known.

Cons

Management is helpless before ever cratering research budgets. Little to no interest in helping current employees advance because there is a never-ending supply of new PhDs who are desperate for a job.

1.0
Jun 21, 2014
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Pros

Nice view of the bay. Looks good on your resume when you finally get sense and leave academia.

Cons

Long hours. As an ALS postdoc, I was treated as a cheap technician to be used by other researchers to work 24 hour shifts so they can take credit. When I had ideas of my own they were just stolen and worked upon by their students. Very little freedom to do your own thing. Was told of opportunities during the interview that never materialized. Huge amount of bureaucracy, politics, and hard to break through the establishment. Government shutdown always looming. Finally, there are people out there who just care about claiming credit and making a name for themselves, who have little talent and stand on the heads of others to be seen.

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