PNNL Employee Reviews
Out of 23 PNNL employee reviews, 74% were positive. The remaining 26% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping PNNL improve their work culture.
Briefly describe your overall experience at your company
What do you like best about the leadership team?
they collaborate, they have vision for the future
They have a clear view of what are clients are looking for.
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Modernization and keeping up with the tech industry. Willing to take more risks to innovate.
What is the best part about your compensation package?
Both 401K matching and pension plan means if you stay long term you will have a devent retirement basically no matter what.
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
More market competitive at total compensation. Better PTO to make up for monetary lag in salary.
The ladder for promotions is unclear... you are compared against employees from widely different domains and not considered based on the contribution of your individual skillset.
What are some of the best things about your team?
Very friendly, professional and also able to be personable.
Diverse backgrounds of each member.
I work in a variety of teams and each is very different. The best part is that everyone I work with is extremely intelligent and capable.
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
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What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
Honesty among peers. Misery loves company.
Each person is responsible for themselves, it is very matrixed. The org structure is pretty flat so there is zero micromanagement.
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
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What did you like most about the interview process?
Presentation of a problem/project to future peers.
Met people from across the org.
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
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What makes you most happy at work?
The research problems that are high risk. Working the entire process end to end.
The variety of problems we tackle.
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
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What do you like best about your company?
Research and development resources that are potentially available.
Flexible work arrangements and overtime is accounted for by allowing employees to flex time.
What would you most like to see improved at your company?
Agility, and willingness to take risks. Move beyond the National Lab view if it wasn't built here. Quit reinventing and reselling the same wheel over and over again packaged as new research.
More competitive approach to compensation and evaluation.