4.0
May 7, 2015
Current employee, less than 1 year
Stanford, CA
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros
There's a lot of fascinating research going on in a huge range of departments, so it's an exciting place to work. Also, since most SLAC employees are research staff, it seems like work-life balance is better than in many university-based labs (if I stayed in my building past 6 or so, I was often the only person who hadn't gone home).
Cons
It can be more difficult to get to know other graduate students at SLAC: the buildings are very spread out and there isn't much in the way of cross-pollination between departments. There's also an extra level of bureaucracy that comes with working at a government lab which can make things frustrating.