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By scooby

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Anonymous said…
All of the recent media broadcasts and articles are blaming Congressional budgets and Nuclear Site Complex streamlining. They are negligent in not mentioning the extra $200-300M every year that was lost to the budget due to the needless transition to LLNS. These new costs include (1) payment of state sales tax in going from a non-profit to profit organization, (2) added employee matching that was needed to compensate for the less uncertain pension benefits in the new organization, and (3) paying for the roughly 40 new LLNS highly paid managers that were brought in. This does not include the distraction of management and employees from their work that is caused by this new transition.
1/20/2008 8:47 PM
Anonymous said…
Of course. They don't want the public to know that their cost cutting plan entailed hiring 40 more managers making anywhere from $230K to $400K a year on top of the already bunch of top heavy cronies we had at LLNL and that the cost cutting scheme was only a avenue to redirecting big buck to Bechtel Corporation, a firm who has their hands deep in the pockets of those in Washington DC. The entire transition is a scam to make big business richer and to build up ULM's pension plans who're on their last few years to early retirement; again on the backs of the people that actually do the work.

The entire transition should be investigated and those 17 pages of ULM prosecuted if found guilty of any shenanigans. Then they need to do time and I'm not talking about a white collar prison but instead introduced to Throne.
1/21/2008 8:44 AM
Anonymous said…
Hey there 8:44am, I'm tired of you spewing about "17 pages of ULM"
1/21/2008 11:06 AM
Anonymous said…
I think we should all call the media and task them to correct the mistakes in their articles . Once it appears in the media several times, people take it as fact.
1/21/2008 12:46 PM
Anonymous said…
January 21, 2008 12:46 PM

What mistake is the media saying that incorrect?
1/21/2008 12:52 PM
Anonymous said…
" Hey there 8:44am, I'm tired of you spewing about "17 pages of ULM"

January 21, 2008 11:06 AM

And just exactly does this posted have wrong with his opinion? If that's the case I guess poster January 20, 2008 8:47 PM is wrong too, but wait, that would mean that everyone who post on the blog wasn't blind and can see what's going on. What color shades do you have on?
1/21/2008 12:55 PM
Anonymous said…
January 21, 2008 11:06 AM

Read the disclaimer. It clearly says this is a blog about opinions, feelings, etc and some or non of it may be true. The post are clearly and indication of peoples feelings and thoughts, so there you go. It's a real shame when people think, or should I saythe thinking is caused by lack of information and a lot is distrust.
1/21/2008 1:01 PM
Anonymous said…
It's all downhill from here. Enjoy the wild ride! If you're smart, you'll find some way to bail out before the stress and fear of working for LLNS and Bechtel puts you 6 feet under. Remember, these people runnning LLNS don't give a shit about you, regardless of what they may say. They only care about grabbing what they can before this train falls off the tracks. If you stay, you're looking at 2% raises and continuous cuts in your benefits while inflation ramps up to much higher levels. LLNL is no place to plan a career any longer. You can do better if you're smart, both in terms of work environment and in terms of future compensation.
1/21/2008 2:57 PM
Anonymous said…
Hello January 21, 2008 2:57 PM!
When we have 4000 employees left, would they be considered the best?
Not a chance! Therefore, LLNS will not be able to meet the requirement of "retaining and attracting the best". Who know DOE/NNSA will probably waive that.
I and many people are actively looking for other oppotunities and will drop LLNS at the drop of a hat!
1/21/2008 6:56 PM
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