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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

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      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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      1K reviews
      1.0
      Jun 25, 2012

      Toxic

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Great benefits, support the advancement of science and the people working to solve the problems of the world

      Cons

      The science may be cutting edge, but the operations is back in the 70's. Fiefdoms are everywhere including HR. Some senior managers rule by fear and spying. Whatever you do, don't ask questions. People who thrive here will stay for 30 years (or already have).

      3.0
      Mar 1, 2022

      Fun while it lasted...

      Project manager
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Interesting projects, beautiful site (Berkeley hills), fun co-workers, never a dull day/every day is unique, collaboration with researchers from all around the world

      Cons

      Used to be an amazing place to work, but every year, things degraded. Extremely bureaucratic top down structure. Serious lack of accountability in some areas that prevented work from getting done efficiently. A few people seem to do all the work (lots of managers, very few workers on the ground and consequently workload for folks on the bottom is very heavy). Lots of taxpayer money wasted due to inefficiency, poor planning and ever-changing priorities/processes.

      1.0
      Feb 18, 2022

      Poor management that treat hard-working employees unfairly

      Research associate
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      Pros

      Good to start your career as a researcher/scientist.

      Cons

      Very low pay. Also, non-exempt employees don't get overtime pay despite working overtime for several weeks! The people who work here love the lab with extreme passion and are often reluctant to leave for better opportunities even though they can make 2X, 3X somewhere else.

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