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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You've got to put up with a lot of rules and regulations that in my view do not add value to projects. We no longer have job security. If you come to the lab now you'll be TCP2, which is no better than what you'll get on the outside. Medical in retirement has turned into a pile of ashes.
Come for a job, but not a career.
I'd rather do "science in the national interest" than work in industry, but I wish there weren't so many obstacles to getting real work done!
Working for LLNL, all you are doing is filling the deep pockets of people like Riley Bechtel and the well paid lab executives running LLNS.
With dollars shrinking and nuclear weapons in disfavor, whatever work remains will be at LANL.
If you can get a job there now, don't miss the opportunity.
Perhaps we are just talking with ourselves, taking turns sending in questions.
Pros
Some really cool niche science
mature scientific workforce (they know much more than you would think)
ability to pull diverse scientist together to solve problems
Very professional scientific staff
Lots of flexibility in with your time
Internal support (mostly tied to kisssing butt, like every else)
Cons
High overheads
unmotivated support staff
Insane rules and regulations
little access to journals
limited access to facilities and computers depending on nationality
low moral workforce
Poor management not based in scientific realities
job market is tough right now, esp academia. so i'm considering it at least as a job for a while until things clear up. would be nice if I found something that I liked for a longer term
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