Stay away too many bullies - Procurement Administrator Fermilab Employee Review

1.0
Dec 13, 2024
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Pros

Landscapes and nature, Wilson Hall building, some decent coworkers, some benefits, great science.

Cons

From what I can remember: Full of bullies that none was doing anything about. Culture of hostility, lack of accountability or work life balance. The most incompetent and dishonest were being picked for management thus none trusted them, They could not hire or retain decent people despite of offered salaries (better than in Argonne). It was difficult to do my job or learn anything new since all the processes were antiquated or non existent and majority of knowledgeable people had left or were planning to leave. Chaos and breach of ethics - managers forcing us to do things we did not agree with. Favoritism - anyone with healthy work ethics was getting overworked so the cronies could continue doing nothing/just making impression. Diversity and inclusion not really a thing, just a talk.

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