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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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      228 reviews
      3.0
      Mar 4, 2025

      A great American institution, sadly floundering

      Software developer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Interesting work - Good benefits - Friendly coworkers.

      Cons

      - Work-life balance is difficult - Senior management is ineffective, and sometimes actively works against employees interests - Has no budget to hire the needed people for operations - Communication between employees and upper level management is almost nonexistent - Almost no ability to move positions or get promoted unless someone dies or retires

      2.0
      Feb 28, 2025

      AI position at FNAL

      Ai associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Research done and lot of fun

      Cons

      Mismanagement of funding and resources

      3.0
      Feb 28, 2025

      New M&O Contract

      Senior engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The interim Lab Director, Young-Kee Kim, is a good choice.

      Cons

      The new contract management company is taking all the high paying jobs and outsourcing as much as they can without understanding how the lab works or how it may hurt the lab.

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