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      SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory reviews

      4.0

      76% would recommend to a friend

      (318 total reviews)

      John Sarrao

      77% approve of CEO

      74% positive business outlook

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      SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 318 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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      318 reviews
      5.0
      Aug 7, 2020

      Working as a summer intern at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

      Summer internship
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      The pros of working at SLAC during my time there (3 months) are as follows: -my supervisor was always available and easy to talk to when I needed help -coworkers would always lend a helping hand when I was stuck on a task and small talk never felt awkward -workplace is amazing and filled with incredible engineers and physicists -as an intern, we were given small tours of some of the facilities that SLAC offered to graduate students and scientists seeking research oppourtunities -good pay for first ever full-time job

      Cons

      -Drive was terrible (I live 15 miles away and drove to work at 6 in the morning. 1 hour commute there, hour and a HALF back.) -Work given was standard intern work and I had a desk job which was rather mundane

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      SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory Response
      5y
      Thank you for taking the time to write a review. Glad to hear your internship was positive. SLAC mentors and colleagues enjoy collaborating with interns who bring fresh perspectives to our work. The lab hosts 100+ interns every summer in a wide variety of positions—scientific, technical, and business. More information about our educational and internship opportunities can be found at https://careers.slac.stanford.edu/jobs-slac/educational-and-outreach-programs.
      2.0
      Jul 23, 2020

      Terrible Operations Leadership.

      Project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Support critical scientific research. Location.

      Cons

      COO lacks leadership skills, has created a low-energy, murky environment. Lots of really bad behavior amongst people who think they are untouchable because of political clout.

      4.0
      Jul 11, 2020

      Great place for Scientists and Engineers to work on state-of-the-art project and be surrounded by competent people

      Staff scientist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Overall organizational expertise in science and engineering is high and it is a great place to do state-of-the-art engineering and science which is at the forefront of what is technically possible. Compensation and benefits for scientists are high relative to e.g. university for similar scientific jobs and quite competitive with industrial compensation. Work/life balance is great for most people except high achievers since they are generally not resourced proportionally.

      Cons

      Suffers from academic legacy governance and inefficiencies with an outdated level of leadership, an overemphasis on procedural approaches, and somewhat poor support for high achievers and fast tracking programs to allocate resource to the best talent. Even though the overall competence level is very good, high achievers will find themselves frustrated and eventually leaves.

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