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4.0

76% would recommend to a friend

(319 total reviews)
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61% positive business outlook

Brookhaven National Laboratory has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 319 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Brookhaven National Laboratory employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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319 reviews
2.0
May 1, 2017

Mismanaged and top-heavy

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Close to home. - Lots of parking.

Cons

- Very low pay for its location on Long Island. - Management does not care about your ideas. - The workforce itself is aging. If you are a younger individual looking to work here, be prepared to work with people 30-50 years your senior. - An older workforce in both scientific research and administration means that everyone is very opposed to new ideas or ways to change the work environment for the better, they are happy to remain stagnant. Young people aren't taken seriously, and sometimes treated maliciously. - The work environment resembles an "old boys club" and remains very sexist. Women in administration are talked down to by older men, called names, called 'stupid,' etc. They will talk slower to you so you 'understand,' always unwarranted. - Layoffs are a frequent threat, never enough funding yet the Laboratory is planning to create an entirely new campus. - Upper level management only care about getting paid. The Lab is collapsing in on itself because it is unable to evolve at the pace of other laboratories. The scientific work performed here is minimal and unimpressive. - Administration around the Laboratory is clueless, yet underperformers are rewarded with raises and promotions. There is a disparity between departments in administration on raises and the amount of work performed.

4.0
Apr 15, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits and retirement plan. High quality of living, rewarding work, and relatively low stress. You can learn a lot from some world class colleagues.

Cons

The pay can be low, considering the high cost of living in surrounding areas. At times the lab management may seem more interested in safety and training than anything else.

4.0
Apr 12, 2017

research scientist

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

good location, good people, and

Cons

none I can think of

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