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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August 24, 2017 at 4:47 PM
One story is that Bechtel is dumping people at LANL that they want to get rid of. It saves severance pay or something like that. Not that many years ago we had to get rid of people in several volunteer separations actions, now we are hiring like crazy. Soothing does not add up. Who are all these people, they sure are not technical staff.
August 24, 2017 at 6:29 PM
Do you even have a clue how many Bechtel people there are at the Lab? (I'll give you a hint, less than 200)
Since LANS has been deemed a failure and is on the way out is it a really a good idea to allow them to hire people that will serve until 2030? That could mean we will be stuck with LANS issues until 2030. Maybe NNSA should tell them you are only allowed very limited hiring at this point so that the next contractor could have a chance to improve things.
August 26, 2017 at 12:37 PM
THey won't be allowed to RIF 3000. Political nightmare. Requires DOE approval and some sense of need. LANL is not in a reduction mode. So yes, you are stuck with the LANS hires. The dirty secret is the actual non-UC contract partners only have about 500 people at the lab (Bechtel, AECOM, BWXT) out of 8000. Those are the only ones who may leave.
August 26, 2017 at 2:11 PM
Wrong. Anyone close to retiring "may leave" depending on how seriously crappy the new contract is. Mess with my retirement or health care, and I'm gone, years before I wanted to be, but good riddance.
August 27, 2017 at 5:51 PM
Don't let the door hit your ass on your way out. You can be replaced 10 timers over by someone who will do your job cheaper. Hell if they never show up to work than it will be safer and more secure so PBIs are ensured. LANS does not get paid to do thing it only gets paid when it doesn't do certain things. If we stick to this model than why should anyone care who is hired or who retires?
August 27, 2017 at 11:39 PM
You may have missed the news that LANS is out as the M&O contractor? And that NNSA is accepting bids from both for profit and not for profit bidders?