I might be getting an offer from LLNL. Can someone tell me the average/ expected annual raise and/or bonuses employees get? And does that apply to non-scientists as well?
Tri-Valley Cares needs to be on this if they aren't already. We need to make sure that NNSA and LLNL does not make good on promises to pursue such stupid ideas as doing Plutonium experiments on NIF. The stupidity arises from the fact that a huge population is placed at risk in the short and long term. Why do this kind of experiment in a heavily populated area? Only a moron would push that kind of imbecile area. Do it somewhere else in the god forsaken hills of Los Alamos. Why should the communities in the Bay Area be subjected to such increased risk just because the lab's NIF has failed twice and is trying the Hail Mary pass of doing an SNM experiment just to justify their existence? Those Laser EoS techniques and the people analyzing the raw data are all just BAD anyways. You know what comes next after they do the experiment. They'll figure out that they need larger samples. More risk for the local population. Stop this imbecilic pursuit. They wan...
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Within the organization the salary pool is divided up according to history, custom or inertia. At the employee level the top ranked 10% do very well. The average incresse for senior people is well below COLA average and low performers get little. Growth people ( < 15 years lag industry trends by a few years, But exceed COLA. except in hot local markets like EECS where they lags markets by less. PhDs have fewer job options and are pretty well paid vs. viable alternatives.
By industry standatds the benefits and security are above average. Job content is generally good. Environment varies by otganization. Livermore has become an outstanding livable small city and boasts excellent weather. Housing is very costly but half of Silicon Valley and SF. No bonuses or short term incentives.
Employment is expected to be for the long haul. Security and weapons science take years to master. Derp and strong organizational scientific snd technology roots from its UC past.
Support staff, like admins are well paid and are the best anywhere. Technical staff is superior. Management is less than it used to be. trappedcand hamstrung by NNSA dictated. Safety culture is excellent. Human resources, dictated to by the sponsor is weak and inferior and sometimes poison.
A very good place to raise a family if you are an above average performer with a long term view..
August 9, 2017 at 7:03 AM
So clever....