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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

      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).

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      Reviews by job title

      228 reviews
      5.0
      Nov 16, 2015

      Fermilab

      Scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good mission driven research environment

      Cons

      publicly funded so lots of budget uncertainty

      4.0
      Nov 4, 2015

      Great place to work and learn!

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very interesting and fulfilling research opportunities. Mentally challenging and rewarding if you're in the right position, career wise. Lots of potential for academic research.

      Cons

      Bureaucracy can get in the way of furthering experiments. Funding cuts constantly loom over the futures of projects. Located in the Chicago suburbs, some may or may not find that a con.

      4.0
      Sep 2, 2015

      Good for a while

      Applications developer and systems analyst ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fermilab is a great place at which to develop and apply technical skills. It is personally and professionally rewarding to work at this eminent institution.

      Cons

      If you're young or otherwise not necessarily looking to retire here, my advice is to gain your experience and make your mark as fast as reasonably possible. If your position is unchanged after a few years, consider making an exit, failing which you risk stagnating your career.

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