From the Huffington Post Why Workplace Jargon Is A Big Problem http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/25/work-words_n_5159868.html?utm_hp_ref=business&ir=Business When we replace a specific task with a vague expression, we grant the task more magnitude than it deserves. If we don't describe an activity plainly, it seems less like an easily achievable goal and more like a cloudy state of existence that fills unknowable amounts of time. A fog of fast and empty language has seeped into the workplace. I say it's time we air it out, making room for simple, concrete words, and, therefore, more deliberate actions. By striking the following 26 words from your speech, I think you'll find that you're not quite as overwhelmed as you thought you were. Count the number that LLNLs mangers use. touch base circle back bandwidth - impactful - utilize - table the discussion deep dive - engagement - viral value-add - one-sheet deliverable - work product - incentivise - take it to the ...
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Your wanna-be for-profit LLC perspective (no free market competition consequences) and honesty are appreciated, but soon to be replaced by a non-profit like TRIAD. Tick-tock.
Take an honest poll and ask LANL employees if they like working for Triad.
Let's have an "honest" poll at LLNL and ask LLNS employees if we like working for LLNS, (which in practice is ruled by Bechtel), over UC/LLNL in terms of work environment, perceived appreciation and respect for the scientific and engineering workforce efforts and talent, medical benefits, and compensation? I think the NNSA has already chimed in on this pay more get less contractor scheme with our "sister lab" LANL. Goodbye LANS hello TRIAD.
4/15/2022 8:32 PM
Take an honest poll and ask LANL employees if they like working for Triad.
4/16/2022 5:41 PM
Better than tarring flat roof adobes all day! Or flipping patties at Blake's Lotaburger!
(just a few of the many other opportunities in Norte Nuevo Mexico)
That would have been a classified petition, not a "poll" in any sense, just disgruntled, unpatriotic employees. If it happened at all, the Director rightly ignored it, He was under orders like everyone else.
Take an honest poll and ask LANL employees if they like working for Triad.
4/16/2022 5:41 PM
I did, a rather informal one but I did and yes they all like working for Traid and agree Traid is much better than LANS. perhaps I can only speak for a portion of the lab but unless you know something I do not I would say your assessment is rather off. In general the place has improved after Triad came in. Perhaps not some great leaps and bounds but by either a small amount or moderate amount and it all adds up. Just a few things (1) paper work seems much more efficient now, this is a big one. (2) Getting stuff seems easier. (3) Some of the worst managers are gone. (4) there seems a step up in professionalism. (5) stuff seems to be fixed faster.
Of course it is still LANL with all the NNSA rules and so on, chasing money, politics and so on but when you add up all the things that have gotten better it is pretty good. Now there could some issues with benefits and so on that I am not aware but my assent of 1-5 seems to be in agreement with improvements.
If you have some specific issues or your own poll I would like to hear it. Perhaps in your group there are issues that have increases since Triad.