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      3.0
      Jun 12, 2016
      Lab manager
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      Pros

      Many resources for research, especially if you are well connected; tends to be a good old boy culture

      Cons

      bureaucracy of federal government prevails; leadership old guard; upward mobility very limited in science; administrators promoted often even though management messy and chaotic

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      5.0
      May 12, 2026
      Staff scientist
      Recommend
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      Pros

      nice projects and great science

      Cons

      slow and nonsensical bureaucracy. no flexibility in pay

      5.0
      Mar 19, 2026
      Postdoctoral fellow
      Recommend
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      Pros

      You don't have to necessarily apply for grants to run your experiments, each lab has a budget and you can spend a lot of money for very ambitious (and expensive) work, if your lab has the funds

      Cons

      You depend on the government completely. If there is a shutdown, you aren't working. If priorities change, then research priorities change as well...

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