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      Sandia National Laboratories

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      Sandia National Laboratories reviews

      4.2

      78% would recommend to a friend

      (1,382 total reviews)

      Laura McGill

      68% approve of CEO

      60% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Sandia National Laboratories has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,382 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Sandia National Laboratories employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.7 stars).

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      1K reviews
      4.0
      Jan 31, 2009

      Excellent starter job

      Senior member of technical staff
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Decent pay. Chance to help national security

      Cons

      The best technical people can be overlooked in favor of flashy self-promoters or salespeople. Salary increases are dictated by people who have no incentive to do a good job of it.

      3.0
      Jan 5, 2009

      Challenging technical problems and excellent staff, but poor performance management / career advancement processes.

      Member technical staff
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Most areas within Sandia value work/life balance. It is possible to "coast," while still contributing. Very family-oriented environment. Minority-aware. Very good educational advancement programs. Because most/all are cleared, other employees are generally nice, respectful, and come from a clean background. Lots of smart people work at Sandia. Security clearance gives a neat flair to the job and opens up doors to some interesting work. A "not-for-profit" feel means that people aren't always thinking about the "bottom line." Very supportive of continuing education and volunteering efforts. Above average healthcare benefits.

      Cons

      Poor performance review process. Poor advancement process. Some evidence of nepotism. Among the older employees, Sandia can harbor ineffectual coasters/lifers who would not make the "cut" these days. Things move very slowly because of the heavily aged workforce population--fast "Generation Y" style change, work approach, communication, and information flow isn't in vogue. Security clearance means you give up some personal freedoms that you might have enjoyed in college. Geographically, Albuquerque has a number of downsides (crime, bad schools, gangs, marginal health care, drunk drivers, etc.) Some benefits are seemingly below average (dental, vision).

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