Actual post from Dec. 15 from one of the streams. This is a real topic. As far as promoting women and minorities even if their qualifications are not as good as the white male scientists, I am all for it. We need diversity at the lab and if that is what it takes, so be it. Quit your whining. Look around the lab, what do you see? White male geezers. How many African Americans do you see at the lab? Virtually none. LLNL is one of the MOST undiverse places you will see. Face it folks, LLNL is an institution of white male privilege and they don't want to give up their privileged positions. California, a state of majority Hispanics has the "crown jewel" LLNL nestled in the middle of it with very FEW Hispanics at all!
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January 5, 2013 11:54 AM
Agreed. You know, Anastasio, McMillan, and Knapp, the "Three Kings".
Where LANL's managers come from is irrelevant - they are Bechtel lackies doing their master's bidding.
Hearing the "guests" constantly blaming LLNL for their woes is more than tiresome. Likewise LLNL folks blaming LANL for their situation. All one is doing is whining and taking cheap pot-shots at the other to no useful end.
If you wish to change your environment then man up and fight back properly. Otherwise be a good sheep and stop the blame game.
January 6, 2013 5:10 AM
Yup, and don't forget these problems at LANL have continued under LLNL leadership that came in with grandiose plans to fix the place. Come Livermore, were still waiting, fix the damn place!
January 6, 2013 6:32 AM
The only leadership that LLNL has brought to LANL is coming to LANL meetings saying, "at Livermore, at Livermore,...".
January 6, 2013 6:37 AM
If it's so great "at Livermore" they should go back. Their only benefit in coming to LANL was to personally profit and will leave as soon as their bank accounts are substantial enough. They have no vested interest in the success of LANL or the community. These guys (Anastasio, McMillan, Knapp) are worthless!
Yeah, we want those managers to live in the same retail wasteland and geezer paradise as we do! No decent restaurants allowed! Long lines at the Post Office every day so the geezers can "buy a stamp" - the highlight of their day!
January 8, 2013 1:33 PM
Be careful what you say, sonny-boy, you whippersnappers are seriously outnumbered!