Good support when the economy is humming, poor administrative decisions on cutting back when economy is bad - Principal Investigator NIH Employee Review

3.0
Aug 28, 2013
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Pros

Good support when the overall economic environment is good. Huge institutes with access to the most advanced scientific instruments. Good opportunities for collaborative research.

Cons

Critical scientific decisions still made with heavy administrative and political influences. Many higher level administrators do not have sufficient scientific knowledge to make strategic decisions that benefit science. Many bureaucratic rules and policies that impede scientific progress.

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5.0
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Pros

Work-life balance, coworkers are good humans, and there is room to grow

Cons

Slow at times, but there are also very busy periods.

4.0
Jun 25, 2026
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Pros

Working with the some of the smartest scientists and clinicians in the world. So many learning opportunities. Kind patients. Allowed time to care for patients as there is no pressure of quotas by health insurance.

Cons

Nursing management can be verbally abusive with frequent retaliation and intimidation. As most older nurses have worked there for most of their career, they are dismissive of new perspectives and resistant to evidence-based practice.

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