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      lbl postdoc - Postdoctoral Researcher Lawrence Berkeley Lab Employee Review

      3.0
      Jan 13, 2018
      Postdoctoral researcher
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      Pros

      Lot's of freedom and name recognition, opportunity to work on cutting edge projects. Fairly nice location, decent benefits and good career development support.

      Cons

      Let's be real, it is difficult to live in the bay area with this salary. Half of mine is going to rent. But what's a government lab to do ? Very little opportunity for permanent positions. More minor issues: you have to deal with some standard government bureaucracy and the HR department is.... an HR department, so lower your expectations.

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      5.0
      May 4, 2026
      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Interesting work and beautiful environment

      Cons

      Space can be a bit tight

      3.0
      May 27, 2026
      Energy technology researcher ii
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      Pros

      Beautiful location, you oversee the Bay, Golden Gate Bridge and SF. Research environment, great bridge for academics to transition to a more applied research. Benefits quite good

      Cons

      Low wages, especially in the scientific staff. Basically no career progression. Offices are a mixed bags (some departments have brand new buildings, others have very old buildings). Do not rely on their immigration services to get anything beyond temporary work visas.

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