Q&A With HRL Laboratories Employees
We embrace diversity as a means of enhancing our business and giving HRL a definitive competitive advantage in serving customers. Our commitment to equal employment opportunity widens the range of perspectives and experiences we bring to addressing tough technical challenges, enabling us to provide the broadest possible range of analyses, options, solutions and discoveries. While all HRL employees are U.S. persons (U.S. citizens or permanent resident aliens), we pride ourselves on nurturing a workforce from around the world. Nearly 43% or our technical staff were born overseas, and their unique backgrounds and technical experiences give us a definite edge in advancing technology. HRL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
How employees describe working at HRL Laboratories
It's been a mixed bag
Technical problem solving opportunities are occasionally available.
What it's like to work at HRL Laboratories
- HRL Laboratories employees generally work 9.6 hrs a day
- Employees at HRL Laboratories report the work pace is moderate
- 100% of HRL Laboratories employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
- HRL Laboratories employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a year
- 80% of HRL Laboratories employees call their work environment positive
Q&A With HRL Laboratories Employees
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How's the vacation policy at HRL Laboratories?
2 weeks first day. Sick days coupled with pto. Pto cashable. Why not just take a few unpaid days? You will be fired for using the overhead number. Just take the time off, you charge a project for money. Tgis makes for unlimited personal time off, un paid.
How much and how often do raises happen at HRL Laboratories?
Hah, as often as you are valuable. People are give cash bonuses which are not announced. Hello, World! If you are waiting for a raise, you are perfect as a development engineer. Get you 'thank you so much' face ready when you are fired. HRL today isnt HRL from 2008. Your concept of raises demonstrates the outdated field you are looking toward.
How's the feedback proccess at HRL Laboratories?
3 years, no feed back, no joke.
What kind of people succeed at HRL Laboratories?
Close frinds of the vp. Image search and recognize to whom immediate preference is given to. Note individuals who expresses casual, close relationship with vp. They seem to vocalize similar enthusiasm. But, that is it. The VP is it. Everyone below the vp was chosen by the vp to be where they are. The vp is the smartest person in the room, and more agressively on point than anyone you've ever crossed. So, if you don't hit it off on first meeting, get real. You were judged and your career limited by the third google search result.????
How's the work pace at HRL Laboratories?
A question of work pace is trivial. With HR directors limiting legal liability, and the gaming of employees versed in discrimination and safety law, the expectation is nieve, new development engineers are simply pushed to exhaustion/failure and the 50 year olds flowing as slow as mollassis with a golden parachute in thier eye--certainly not critical thinking or innovative solutions. Thinking is for PhDs and summer interns. If you disagree, you unlikely work at HRL.
How rewarding is your job at HRL Laboratories?
Reward isn't possible without a PhD, given the tens of thousands given as salary tied bonuses when research metrics are achived. It is in favor of a department manager or right-out-of-school PhD to harass and drive a specialist or dev. engr. to breaking for said payout. This culture trickles down direct from the v.p. and is marked by the departure of talent while both director and now. Notice 'the view' as being a first and foremost perk, with zero mention of science and engineering exploration. There is no reward when comming to terms with Development Engineers being replaceable Morties and you aren't in a time-line where Rick loves you. You'll exist as a button pusher and your salary continget on not knowing its action.
What do employees at HRL Laboratories think about their benefits?
HRL Laboratories employees rate their overall benefits a B- and most of them think the perks are Good. 75% of HRL Laboratories employees say they are satisfied with their benefits. The majority of employees also get 20-30 days of paid vacation.
How are the managers at HRL Laboratories?
HRL Laboratories employees rate their manager a C+ or 68/100 and the majority believe their manager truly cares about them as a person. Most of the employees (75%) also feels pretty comfortable providing negative feedback directly to their boss.
What's the pay like for employees at HRL Laboratories?
HRL Laboratories employees rates their pay and overall compensation a C+ or 68/100. 50% of employees believe they are paid fairly and 75% of employees get raises every year.
How's career growth and advancement at HRL Laboratories?
50% of the same employees also feel like HRL Laboratories is invested in their career growth. On average, majority of employees have a mentor to help them navigate their career at HRL Laboratories.




