Sandia National Laboratories reviews

Not many opportunities for a postdoc researcher to write research proposals. As a result, many postdoc researcher get no clue how to get their research funded at the time when they are looking to advance into a faculty position.

- Very bureaucratic - Cumbersome security requirements makes it hard to get work done - Arbitrary performance review and promotion system (been on both sides of it) - Many people have taken advantage of the laid back culture and are "retired in place" - Most of the work is gov't funded - some of it with very poor direction within often managed by even more incompetent members of the US government. - Promotability is largely based on visibility and "bringing in money" even if the projects are meaningless and the money is squandered.