SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory reviews

The laboratory still has many single points of failure in terms of infrastructure and people. The majority of middle managers are empire builders and use their staff to further their own career. They have one Admin Staff Manager who runs each directorate and half of could not run the kiddie train at the petting zoo. Most people in high or mid management positions got there because they kissed the right butts or golfed with them. When something goes wrong the little guy takes the blame while the managers escape unscathed with a BONUS! I left because my boss was a micro-manager with a bad attitude. She treated the staff like dirt and acted like everyone besides her was stupid. The director likes her for some reason so she isn't going anywhere unless there is a change at the top. I figured it was time to go somewhere else and not waste my time in such a venomous work environment.

The work is not distributed equally among staff with some member being over burden