From the Huffington Post Why Workplace Jargon Is A Big Problem http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/25/work-words_n_5159868.html?utm_hp_ref=business&ir=Business When we replace a specific task with a vague expression, we grant the task more magnitude than it deserves. If we don't describe an activity plainly, it seems less like an easily achievable goal and more like a cloudy state of existence that fills unknowable amounts of time. A fog of fast and empty language has seeped into the workplace. I say it's time we air it out, making room for simple, concrete words, and, therefore, more deliberate actions. By striking the following 26 words from your speech, I think you'll find that you're not quite as overwhelmed as you thought you were. Count the number that LLNLs mangers use. touch base circle back bandwidth - impactful - utilize - table the discussion deep dive - engagement - viral value-add - one-sheet deliverable - work product - incentivise - take it to the ...
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NOTHING is worth this kind of treatment. The world does not revolve around 7000 East Avenue. Leave now, you can find a new job a lot easier than you believe. Just take the steps, go out and build a new life.
Weapons is down
FY09 - 1,012,460,000
FY10 - 987,421,000
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation is up
FY09 - 83,033,000
FY10 - 117,683,000
Total NNSA is up
FY09 - 1,099,299,000
FY10 - 1,105,104,000
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Nuclear Energy (Fuel Cycle R&D) is down
FY09 - 2,940,000
FY10 - 0
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy is down a bit.
(No money for Hydrogen but new money for Fuel Cell and Solar R&D)
FY09 - 7,628,000
FY10 - 6,166,000
Science is down
(Bio & Envir cut by 10 million)
FY09 - 53,167,000
FY10 - 43,283,000
Health Safety and Security the same
FY09 - 3,214,000
FY10 - 3,214,000
Fossil Energy R&D (Carbon Sequestration) is down
FY09 - 1,258,000
FY10 - 1,019,000
Defense Envir Cleanup is up (Thanks to EPA for fining DOE)
FY09 - 0
FY10 - 910,000
Total LLNL is down
FY09 - 1,167,506,000
FY10 - 1,159,696,000
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Also remember that WFO and direct Dept of Homeland Security work does not show up in these numbers. Any Congressional "earmark" projects are also not in it.
And there's something new called Site Stewardship
FY09 - 0
FY10 - 35,000,000
This appears to be for Envir cleanup projects which dropped
FY09 - 21,446,00
FY10 - 0
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Employment (Contractor) stayed the same
NNSA
FY09 - 4,240
FY10 - 4,240
Other
FY09 - 1,475
FY10 - 1,475
Total LLNL
FY09 - 5,715
FY10 - 5,715
From info at
http://www.energy.gov/about/budget.htm
If you would open this forum up to some critical discussions, the blog might turn out to be of some use!