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      SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

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      SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory reviews

      4.0

      71% would recommend to a friend

      (317 total reviews)

      John Sarrao

      71% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

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      SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 317 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory 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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      317 reviews
      3.0
      Mar 13, 2024

      prestige comes at a cost

      Postdoctoral research associate
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      Pros

      exciting work great team free to choose focus half of time flexible hours sometimes

      Cons

      frequent night shifts and weekends 1 day notice to schedule changes poor retention of younger workers low pay

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      SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Response
      2y
      We appreciate you taking the time to share your experiences and are glad you are finding the work exciting at SLAC. We understand that postdoc research often involves a lot of schedule flexibility in order to maximize access to resources and equipment. We encourage you to discuss your scheduling needs with your supervisor.
      1.0
      Mar 8, 2024

      Dreary office bad management, expensive food, low pat

      Research assistant
      Recommend
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      Pros

      You cannot get fired. When I first started people told me it was a secure job, what I didn’t realize they meant is that you don’t have to do any work and they still won’t fire you. A lot of people who don’t even show up are heard from rarely and keep their job because the termination process is so painful for managers.

      Cons

      Basically everything about this place is inferior to working anywhere else in the bay. The office is beyond ugly unless you’re in the only new building. People are all upset about being underpaid. No one comes into the office. The pay is really just painfully low even for full PhDs. There’s only one cafe and it serves bad food and charges 20$ for lunch.

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