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Y-12 National Security Complex

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Sitting around doing nothing - Numerical Control Engineer Y-12 National Security Complex Employee Review

2.0
Jul 18, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Pay and benefits are great. Some great people you'll never see since they are on the cleared side.

Cons

You will wait over a year for a clearance with NO work to do, enough to drive anybody insane. The longest 10 hours of your life, every day, every good website is blocked.

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5.0
Jun 10, 2026
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Pros

Good work schedule 4 days on 3 days off, big safety culture. Seems to emphasize on retention. Lots of cool projects and opportunities to learn.

Cons

Projects a bit slow sometimes, ongoing major construction.

4.0
Jun 7, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Four 10-hour workdays weekly, plus time balancing - Very strong job security - Work-life balance is very good - Work culture is good, the people are very down-to-earth and relaxed - The work supports an important, meaningful mission

Cons

- DoE work pacing is very slow at times - Opaque promotion system that seemingly rewards less experienced new hires much more than long-term employees, with respect to time in grade

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