With contract change coming up there is lots of very "stressed out" managers particularly those that are closest to Bechtel. Some of the stress may be due to things being uncovered about the way certain operations have been done.
With contract change coming up there is lots of very "stressed out" managers particularly those that are closest to Bechtel. Some of the stress may be due to things being uncovered about the way certain operations have been done.
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September 12, 2016 at 6:56 AM
It is odd indeed, they have to go through some bizarre convulsions to keep the same pay for some of these guys. Just last year one of the worse divisions leaders of all time stepped down/forced to step down from their position but was tuned into a scientists 5 so they could stay in the same salary band as before. It was a total insult the scientist rating systems. Why do they do this?
In both cases it was to keep the same salary. What is so frustrating is that everyone knows that as a GL you have absolutely no time to do science; so the idea that during this time you performed work worthy of a scientist 5 is just ridiculous.
Another sign that science at LANL is really not the most important topic.
September 12, 2016 at 6:56 AM
ES-division is fraught corruption with issues. This is a service organization with three Deputy Division Leaders, all of which are all Engineering Manager 6's, the same as the Division Leader. In addition, the Division Leader is hiding two other Engineering Manager 6's (Bill and Joni) in the Division Office that are "stressed out". The job category hierarchy system has failed miserably at LANL. Also, consider the cost of the Lab operating this service organization; Engineering Manager 6's gone wild.
There is some document out there that there are twice as many mangers 6's than there are scientist 6's. (Can someone post that). The hierarchy system is totally insane in how it works. Your overheard rate increases in nonlinear fashion so mangers 6s do not have to generate their own funding this is fine, however for scientists 6's the overhead leads them to be so expensive that they simply cannot afford themselves or have to spend all there time after funding and that is why so many are leaving. Several have even stated this that there is simply no path forward for them at the lab to do science. It is just beyond messed up, it also creates some weird incentives for some scientist not wanting to be promoted since it would make their lives much harder while for managers there is only upside to being promoted. Crazy just absoutly crazy. The job category hierarchy was made after the contract change.
September 13, 2016 at 9:44 AM
I am not sure you can put the entire blame on Terry Wallace for the whole fiasco and he may have had good intentions but it turned into a total cluster that actually led to loss of top talent.
September 13, 2016 at 4:08 AM
With all the grandiose visions of Bechtel, a World Class Engineering organization, you would have thought they would have outsourced the support services that ES-Division provides. ES-division has run the operating costs of LANL into the ground, particularly due the Management "overhead", I mean, three Deputy Division Leaders, really!
That is odd considering the "broken job" category system was something that was put in after Bechtel came in. Perhaps they should reconsider who is to blame.
September 15, 2016 at 11:22 PM
I seem to remember a guy by the name of Bennie Glover (HR) who came from Becthel to "dump" the job category system on LANL and then leave. Based on this, I'd say another Becthel "heap" dumped on LANL.
LANS made it much worse, much worse.
Oh please this is just nonsense, why do you make this stuff up? Again what is your problem, you obviously have some issues that are are so bad it drives you to just out and out lie on this blog.
September 17, 2016 at 7:17 AM
What's wrong with? LANS Management is abusing the job category system to benefit themselves and use it to freeze worker salaries. Look at the Engineering Services, ES-division, three Engineering Manager 6 Deputy Division Leaders, the Division Leader is also an Engineering Manager 6 as well. Where's the hierarchy here? And that is a support organization!
I see you point however I was fired/let go under UC so my hate is for UC and not so much LANS. I will focus on blaming UC for anything and everything. Of course I could face up to realty that it is I who just sucks but that is not something I am just not willing to do so my hate of LANL and UC will continue.
September 18, 2016 at 9:15 AM"
Odd before 2006 the data was visible and the analysis was done and accountants where not paid the same as engineers so I have no idea how you could come to such a conclusion. You can say what you want about the old system but it is pretty clear the new system is a disaster.
September 18, 2016 at 9:26 AM
ES-division doesn't manage any money or any of its people. While I was in ES-division, the division office provided absolutely no support to me, zero. The FoDs provided my support and funding. ES-Division Leader and his 6 Deputy Division Leaders are "worthless". They could go away and no one would notice or care, it's a phantom leech organization, with most of it's people assigned to the LANL facilities.