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      3.4

      52% would recommend to a friend

      (228 total reviews)
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      Nigel Lockyer

      47% approve of CEO

      37% positive business outlook

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      Fermilab has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 228 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Fermilab employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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      228 reviews
      2.0
      Apr 1, 2016

      Lost it's edge

      Research associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Huge engineering and technical resources. They still have the technical expertise to build almost anything you can think of. Scientist ussualy have some freedom to choose what projects they want to work on. If the project you are working on gets support from the management you can expect a lot of resouces

      Cons

      A lot of bureaucracy and paperwork. Lots of the resources are wasted in nonsensical review loops. It's not easy to collaborate, the lab strong;y rewards you if you have "leading role" in the projects you are involved. This may sound ok but in practice it means that you are not acknowledged if you work in a project with other colleges that are your pairs (shared leading role).

      1.0
      Jan 26, 2016

      Analyst

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Somewhat laid back depending on what department you are in.

      Cons

      They work on management intimidation.

      3.0
      Sep 10, 2015

      Fermi

      Applications development
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great environment that attempt to advance in science. People are nice and always ready to talk to you about what they do. Work is laid back and not demanding. Flexible schedule.

      Cons

      Staff is old. Tools and technologies are old. Takes long to include any new technology, but they are open to hear new ideas.

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