LLNS may have excluded the wrong people in last VSSOP? The exclusions were based on outdated job categories and related skills. ULM are now thinking that in the future, job categories and functional areas will have to be re-defined. The next VSSOP/ISP will be based on the new categories and functional areas. The questions I have are: 1) Why didnt they think of that before the transition. It seems like their style is “change things as you go”. Planning is out the window! 2) Who will give input on the new changes? The next RIF apparently is going to be more lucrative than the VSSOP. Depending on the length of employment, a RIFed person, not only gets their 1 week pay per year of service but also from 30 to 120 days notice, essentially 30 to 120 days pay. Please feel free to comment on the rumors or add new ones you actually heard.
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Go non-profit clean out the corruption and we are good to go. LANL will survive LANS.
Sometimes the parallels between LANL and NK are scary. In both places the upper level management holds the highest leader in great respect, while in both locations the lower level workers have little use for the leader.
January 5, 2016 at 9:00 AM"
Judging from the latest news NK probably treats its lab workers better, so I think you are going overboard with saying there are parallels between LANL and NK.
Here in America we get by with pretending.
It wasn't a real H-nuke, but at least they tried some kind of boost !
Dud or not, it's very concerning since their next test might be more successful.
Maybe they're doing testing for another player that does not want to violate the NTB treaty ?
The Amazing Land of Oz - LANS
Now, now don't be so hard on Charlie. He has been to more weekend management seminars, and had far more executive coaches than you can count. Along the way he may not have had time to fit in the understanding of a "drum." After all, to him it was just an accident and it was not LANL's fault.