The current admin is awful - Postdoctoral Research Fellow NIH Employee Review

1.0
Jan 3, 2026
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Pros

Strong Fellows Union Intramural collaboration remains strong despite top down meddling Compensation is above average for a postdoctoral research fellow

Cons

Hostile work environment. Extramural collaborations have been killed by the current administration. Travel freezes have stifled networking and career growth opportunities. DEI watchdog. Chronic instability has lead to institutional flight. e.g. contracted employees have been fired and rehired with no notice/justification; random procurement freezes killed or disrupted ongoing projects; health Insurance benefits were recently slashed unilaterally after open enrollment without contractual notice etc.

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5.0
Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

a lot of resources for your to explore and their Biowulf HPC system is very powerful and make my work much more efficient.

Cons

If you live not that close, the traffic to commute to the bethesda campus is heavy during rush hour.

3.0
Jun 17, 2026
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Pros

People are generally friendly, the schedule flexibility is pretty good

Cons

The current administration is not good at managing anything. Their directives constantly change and leave us with more work and less output.

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