Fermilab reviews

DOE has a one size fits all policy for their laboratories, which in fact are all different. The dictates from Washington from people who have never visited Fermilab nor understand how it is different from the rest of their facilities make life almost unbearable. New training and security requirements are handed down monthly making it very difficult to keep up. And that is besides the requirements being just wrong! Add to that both the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago have enacted inappropriate mandates for businesses of >50 employees.

DOE and FRA Management is an absolute train wreck, negligently incompetent at all levels. Oh and there is currently a hiring freeze and voluntary buyout program in place due to FRA's in ability to effectively budget for it's operations; and FRA's subcontract with DOE is being recompeted and FRA may no longer manage Fermilab in six months or so. The mood and atmosphere at here Fermilab are not positive and many are looking to move on. The new hires we do bring in are very often shocked at how utterly backwards we are here at Fermilab.