Skip to contentSkip to footer
      employer cover photo
      employer logo
      employer logo

      Fermilab

      Is this your company?

      Fermilab reviews

      3.4

      52% would recommend to a friend

      (228 total reviews)
      avatar

      Nigel Lockyer

      47% approve of CEO

      37% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.1

      Career opportunities

      3.0

      Culture & values

      2.4

      Senior management

      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).

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Reviews by job title

      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).

      5.0
      Feb 24, 2016

      A fantastic place to work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Extremely smart people; interesting work; surprisingly competitive compensation; great work-life balance with reasonable hours; flex work schedule; café and gym on site; lots of professional development classes; opportunity for advancement; art events with an on-site gallery; an amazing campus that feel like a park preserve.

      Cons

      A little stagnant and set in its way due to people working here for decades; difficult to implement changes; far away from the city, so feel a bit remote.

      5.0
      Feb 5, 2016

      fermi review

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great work environment and large diverse work force

      Cons

      can't think of any right now

      Viewing 172 - 174 of 228 Reviews
      Related searches: Fermilab jobs | Fermilab salaries | Fermilab benefits | Fermilab interviews
      ReviewsFermilab reviews

      Glassdoor has 334 Fermilab reviews submitted anonymously by Fermilab employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Fermilab is right for you.