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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Either way, you'd better have solid evidence or lots of corroborating testimony from your peers, or you will be signing your own pink slip. If you go to lawyers first, you will be accused of "bypassing normal available procedures for redress of grievances."
May 27, 2015 at 6:57 AM
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Anonymous Anonymous said...
Do not go to staff relations. They will pretend to be on your side but will go to work building a case for your dismissal. This will involve interviewing your coworkers as part of an investigation. Also, staff relations has the ability to get witnesses to change their stories. Remember, there is absolutely no situation in which the manager can be at fault. I was told this by a staff relations worker. At the very lest you will be ostracised for speaking out. This will probably affect your pay raises and ranking. Your only options are to accept the situation or quit.
May 27, 2015 at 4:10 PM
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Anonymous Anonymous said...
Or sue. Managers in a privately held company can be individually sued for defamation of character. Only the BOD is covered by the LLC mantle.
May 27, 2015 at 5:27 PM
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Anonymous Anonymous said...
Or move to another job at the Lab. Everyone should have a network of friends who have info on other possibilities, both at LLNL and on the outside of the fence.
Another option is to get to the core of your managers issue. Dig in and get them to openly express the subject.
The idea here is to get their foot in their mouth so deep that your own peers turn them in.
I don't understand , would you elaborate on that?
You said I am too old to lead this area, would you explain what function I would not be good at?
Overall, ok. Would you give a specific example? Were they other people that you thought were too old to do this? Where did they go?
Gien the choice, Would you ever hire an older person like me? Why not?
What do you mean you dont want to discuss now. Would tomorrow at 2pm be a better time?
Or quit, just find another job that sucks less.
Or.... play along. All the while accumulating dirt on that boss. Then, when he pulls another stunt you trump him with your findings - making him not only shut up but change your salary upwards as compensation. Certainly not very moral, but LLNL is now run by mercenaries - you might as well be one too.
Unfortunately, the managers have learned how to game the whole effort with great expertise. It usually starts with a slow but steady drop in your annual performance scores and then goes from there. The idea is to get rid of the older (i.e., more expensive) staff and replace them with cheaper, younger workers who don't get the same level of benefits. Proving it will be hard. Whatever you do, don't let your management know you are talking to your own lawyer. That will cause them to accelerate their efforts to find some cause to immediately fire you. Good luck.