tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post1159175158310510412..comments2023-08-27T06:53:36.768-06:00Comments on LANL: The Rest of the Story: Transcribed Minutes from Today's All Hands RIF MeetingFrank Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134775226991383924noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-76773442348717699042007-11-21T18:40:00.000-07:002007-11-21T18:40:00.000-07:008:28 replying to 12:07:Faith gone, job interviews ...8:28 replying to 12:07:<BR/><BR/>Faith gone, job interviews already in play. LANL is simply a hostile work environment now. <BR/><BR/>However, interesting assessment on your part. But how long will it take for DOE's incompetence to finally force a change for the better? With the current structure, any screwups can be easily blamed on LANS/UC/Bechtel. DOE has built in a nice layer of Teflon for the near future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-36667536127160504832007-11-21T00:07:00.000-07:002007-11-21T00:07:00.000-07:00Don't lose faith 8;28.Give em all the rope they ne...Don't lose faith 8;28.<BR/><BR/>Give em all the rope they need. "Pride goeth.."<BR/><BR/>DOE is plenty incompetent. From bottom to top. There isn't a single capable person in the entire organization. <BR/><BR/>Now that they are in charge, they will blow it. Ala, Mao and the cultural revolution.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy the "How to fuck up science" show along with us old timers at LLNL.<BR/><BR/>Mike and George, on the other hand are smart guys. They see the handwriting on the wall and are planning their escape. Neither will be here two Thanksgivings from Thursday. Neither will I.<BR/><BR/>C- in the Berkeley Physics Series<BR/><BR/>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-60514622452937101132007-11-20T09:47:00.000-07:002007-11-20T09:47:00.000-07:00Excellent analysis, 8:28 AM! Thanks for that post...Excellent analysis, 8:28 AM! Thanks for that post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-62469321052828861612007-11-20T08:28:00.000-07:002007-11-20T08:28:00.000-07:00"Key personnel" (ADs on up) are on two-year contra..."Key personnel" (ADs on up) are on two-year contracts, while the rest of us are "at will". The key personnel could be exempt for the simple reason that they have employment contracts, unlike the rest of us. With an open-ended 3161 now on file, the path is clear to let go as many as are needed at any time, for any convenience. <BR/><BR/>The layoff has clearly exposed the blatant lie that LANS would absorb the new costs through efficiencies. Instead, 750 employees are now out the door simply to cover the fee alone.<BR/><BR/>This whole RIF process has also clearly exposed the other blatant lie that LANS would have more autonomy to run the lab like a true business. Clearly, Anastasio cannot make a single, simple decision, nor even speak to us, without thorough review by all levels of LASO/NNSA/DOE. <BR/><BR/>DOE has finally achieved several levels of control it has never had:<BR/><BR/>* The top management are highly motivated via bonuses to jump to every command, and they simply will not make a single autonomous decision. Total Management Control.<BR/><BR/>* Every single employee within the lab can be simply and easily fired due to the "at will" status. Total Employee Control.<BR/><BR/>* The pension plan is now private with unvested rights to the employees, and therefore its future costs are totally controllable. Total Cost Control.<BR/><BR/>DOE now has full authority with very little responsibility.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-91407668465126312682007-11-20T05:10:00.000-07:002007-11-20T05:10:00.000-07:00"June ’06 began substantially extra costs to absor..."June ’06 began substantially extra costs to absorb due to structure of the new contract at LANL"<BR/><BR/>What happened to the promised savings LANS prominsed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-13056587262354444502007-11-19T22:48:00.000-07:002007-11-19T22:48:00.000-07:00Mike is basically telling the staff "We're going t...Mike is basically telling the staff "We're going to screw you to the wall this year, and there is more coming after that" and, yet, the staff sits around and meekly ask stupid questions like "Do we get 60 days or 120 days, please explain this to me?". Or my personal favorite at this meeting, "Can I still get the 401k LANS match while I'm taking my severance?" It's frigg'n unbelievable! <BR/><BR/>The questioners were all much too polite to Mike at this All-Hands meeting. We are all a bunch of cowards, and I include myself in this classification. I guess we deserve what is coming our way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-761947849020396302007-11-19T21:25:00.000-07:002007-11-19T21:25:00.000-07:00No, 9:13 PM, but I am sure that Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs...No, 9:13 PM, but I am sure that Mrs. Gibbs and Mrs. Bishop certainly are since they are women.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-32295690860297448552007-11-19T21:13:00.000-07:002007-11-19T21:13:00.000-07:00Well of course the "key personnel" are exempt. Th...Well of course the "key personnel" are exempt. They decided who is going to be RIFed and who is not. They are needed for more future decisions. And they are completely devoted to the Lab's best interest and not their own ... right? What about nepotism .... gee, I guess this means that Mr. Seastrum and Mr. Neu are on the RIF lists correct?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-11831822622331749542007-11-19T20:45:00.000-07:002007-11-19T20:45:00.000-07:00What, no questions about free day care?What, no questions about free day care?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-21806298700136915842007-11-19T20:30:00.000-07:002007-11-19T20:30:00.000-07:00One small addition. Mike said "all levels of the ...One small addition. <BR/><BR/>Mike said "all levels of the Lab" but later he specified that "key personnel as defined in the LANS contract" are exempt. <BR/><BR/>Translation of "key personnel" = AD's and up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com