Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Employee Reviews about "work life balance"

Pros

Love working here because of the work we do for our nation. National security is our prime mission - making the world a safer place. We have brilliant people working here and I love the work I do to support the people who are essential to our core mission. My management is very supportive of work-life balance and the company benefits are great.

Cons

Funding is dependent on the federal government administration. As with most government entities there are a lot of restrictions and red tape, but you learn to live with those realities.

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Very smart and friendly people, great benefits, good work life balance

Cons

Slow pace and red tape, hard to collaborate with departments

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Great place for science and technology work that challenges you with a good work life balance if you manage it correctly.

Cons

Middle management needs improving and more accountability for managers should be addressed by senior management.

Pros

Flexible work/life balance Many different career opportunities within one company

Cons

As a government contractor, the Lab is limited by funding sources. Additionally, the Lab needs to improve their DE&I culture/environment.

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Excellent benefits package and competitive salary for a postdoc in CA. Great work-life balance. The projects are interesting and engaging, and the people have been great to work with.

Cons

Conversion from postdoc to staff in really dependent on funding availability and not talent, so there's a huge luck factor into whether or not you stay here long-term.

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Lots of career growth opportunities. Great work-life balance.

Cons

Navigating process policies and procedures can be challenging as each dept has their own way getting things donem

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You won't find a highly competitive place that equally values work/life balance.

Cons

Working with a lot of smart people can be intimidating sometimes.

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Challenging technical problems Great work-life balance Very skilled and professional colleagues

Cons

High cost of living in the Bay Area

Pros

Has great work life balance

Cons

Area has high cost of living