tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post5916019208297944682..comments2023-08-27T06:53:36.768-06:00Comments on LANL: The Rest of the Story: Frank Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134775226991383924noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-60755620216643208372009-01-19T21:01:00.000-07:002009-01-19T21:01:00.000-07:00"In T division this is quite a common practice - w..."In T division this is quite a common practice - what is your problem??<BR/><BR/>1/19/09 12:15 PM"<BR/><BR/>No it is not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-39730661555162547322009-01-19T20:47:00.000-07:002009-01-19T20:47:00.000-07:00In T division this is quite a common practice - wh...In T division this is quite a common practice - what is your problem??<BR/><BR/>1/19/09 12:15 PM<BR/><BR/><BR/>Uh.... I rest my case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-33378006820301780812009-01-19T20:16:00.000-07:002009-01-19T20:16:00.000-07:0011:12 am: Don't you just hate those losers?11:12 am: Don't you just hate those losers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-75815936626623449152009-01-19T12:15:00.000-07:002009-01-19T12:15:00.000-07:00From 1/19/09 10:56 AM"..and the option of working ...From 1/19/09 10:56 AM<BR/><BR/>"..and the option of working from home on Fridays and possibly also Mondays." (The Onion)<BR/><BR/>Ouch! That one was too close for comfort.<BR/><BR/>In T division this is quite a common practice - what is your problem??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-34029886758116857862009-01-19T11:12:00.000-07:002009-01-19T11:12:00.000-07:00"1/18/09 10:28 PM"Exactly, these are the people th..."1/18/09 10:28 PM"<BR/><BR/>Exactly, these are the people that post "I hate anyone who is a good scientist at LANL". "People with Phd's are arrogant racists". "So and so does not deserve that award!" " I hate the people who work hard and accomplish things". <BR/><BR/>These haters are just losers who resent the hard work of others.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-7379121190370630822009-01-19T10:56:00.000-07:002009-01-19T10:56:00.000-07:00"..and the option of working from home on Fridays ..."..and the option of working from home on Fridays and possibly also Mondays." (The Onion)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Ouch! That one was too close for comfort.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-82831739090852158242009-01-19T09:51:00.000-07:002009-01-19T09:51:00.000-07:00Back on subject...Rather can be credited more with...Back on subject...Rather can be credited more with a loose mouth than the focus of the venom, here. The real villan is Sharyl Atkisson, who with her producer and her good friend Danielle Bryan (POGO), spent a couple years trying to nail LANL on anything they could dream up.<BR/>Bryan, self admitted liberal public do-gooder who admitted she knew NOTHING about nuclear anything [in front of a Congressional Committee] has been buddies with Atkisson for years.<BR/><BR/>I hope that Lillian nails these eastern media types for everything and makes them hurt bad. It's nice to see someone else use the system in the right way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-5742246258965754272009-01-18T22:28:00.000-07:002009-01-18T22:28:00.000-07:00Gotta love The Onion. Does any of this below soun...Gotta love The Onion. Does any of this below sound familiar? <BR/><BR/>www.theonion.com/content<BR/>/news/incompetent_staff_feels<BR/><BR/>*_*_*_*_*_*_*<BR/><BR/>Incompetent Staff Feels Underappreciated<BR/><BR/>January 17, 2009<BR/><BR/>KNOXVILLE, TN—Taking a break from surfing the web, going out for multiple cups of coffee, and missing important work deadlines, employees at Winthrop Media complained once again Monday about being taken for granted.<BR/><BR/>"I come in almost every day, bust my hump for like four or five hours, and what do I get? Nothing," said Tom Bertram, one of several chronic underachievers employed by the Knoxville advertising firm. "You'd think management could show us a little appreciation now and again. It's not like I particularly enjoy just sitting around here all day."<BR/><BR/>Bertram then returned to his computer's web browser, logged out of Facebook, and hurriedly responded to 14 work e-mails that had accumulated in his in-box.<BR/><BR/>According to sources, the 36-year-old isn't the only incompetent employee on staff who feels undervalued. Joseph Garten, a production designer, notorious procrastinator, and all-around liability, said that he wished he got more respect around the office.<BR/><BR/>"A simple thank-you from the higher-ups would be nice," said Garten, who spends nearly 60 percent of his workweek making personal calls from his desk. "Yesterday I stayed late in order to finish up some work I've been putting off, and nobody even noticed."<BR/><BR/>Added Garten, "I don't know how much longer I can keep killing myself like this."<BR/><BR/>In addition to receiving praise for their hard work, the inept and often neglectful staff members said they'd like to see a number of new incentives introduced. Among them, a larger and more comfortable break room where employees can go unwind, longer extensions on overdue projects, and the option of working from home on Fridays and possibly also Mondays.<BR/><BR/>"This place would fall apart without me," said routinely absent project coordinator Susan McIntyre. "I'm the only one around here who actually knows how to use the popcorn maker, and I almost always remember to wash my mug in the sink after I'm done using it. Plus, I show up to meetings only like a minute or two late."<BR/><BR/>"Honestly now," McIntyre continued. "They're lucky I just don't pack up my things and leave."<BR/><BR/>Despite feelings of frustration, employees at the design firm have yet to bring their misplaced concerns and unfounded complaints directly to management. Instead, many choose to air their grievances by making passive- aggressive comments beneath their breath, setting aside important assignments in favor of reading gossip columns, and sneaking out several times each week to grab a "much- deserved drink."<BR/><BR/>"Our Christmas party this year was the last straw for me," said Deborah Castor, whose early departures to attend a scrapbooking class have resulted in the advertising firm losing two separate clients. "Some crappy Secret Santa thing, a bowl of punch, and a box of Archway cookies and they call it a holiday bash? We're the heart and soul of this company, for Christ's sake."<BR/><BR/>While no one has come forward as of yet, management at Winthrop Media is reportedly aware of its employees' reticence to work and prepared to take action.<BR/><BR/>"We've already tried buying everyone lunch and handing out big bonuses, but so far nothing's worked," company president Harvey Dunn said. "I wish I could just fire the entire staff for being so incompetent, but between going on vacation and running around trying to buy a second home, I'm really only in the office a couple of days a year."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-1023750738559639382009-01-18T17:13:00.000-07:002009-01-18T17:13:00.000-07:00"pretty clear who the favorite child is in NNSA's ..."pretty clear who the favorite child is in NNSA's complex: Pantex."<BR/><BR/>Well, actually it's more like a love in. But, it has been for some time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-91107688779522364212009-01-18T16:40:00.000-07:002009-01-18T16:40:00.000-07:00It's pretty clear who the favorite child is in...It's pretty clear who the favorite child is in NNSA's complex: Pantex. <BR/><BR/>The current "black sheep" in the NNSA family seems to be LLNL, which recently received poor scores and big profit penalties. This is probably a precursor to future NNSA actions. I don't think LLNL will be left within the NNSA complex much longer. I also don't think Congresswoman Tauscher and Sen. Feinstein will mind very much if LLNL is downsized and moved over to DOE.<BR/><BR/>******<BR/><BR/>Report rates Pantex 'outstanding'<BR/>Contractor earns $33.9M in fees, posts company's highest score<BR/><BR/>By Jim McBride<BR/><BR/>Contractor B&W Pantex received an "outstanding" performance rating and earned $33.9 million in fees for managing and operating the Pantex Plant last fiscal year, a National Nuclear Security Administration evaluation report said.<BR/><BR/>The NNSA said B&W's overall performance exceeded the Pantex Site Office's expectations and earned a contractor rating of 94 percent, the company's highest Pantex score to date, according to an annual contract performance evaluation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-12539097261404423652009-01-18T13:21:00.000-07:002009-01-18T13:21:00.000-07:00If Lillian wins, will CBS News broadcast the story...If Lillian wins, will CBS News broadcast the story of their loss on the Nightly News? I doubt it. <BR/><BR/>The main LANL attacker at CBS News in not Dan Rather. It is a sensationalist reporter, Sharyl Attkisson. She has a long history of poorly research stories at CBS News directed at harming LANL's reputation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-3335705433593918852009-01-18T13:10:00.000-07:002009-01-18T13:10:00.000-07:001/18/09 11:28 AMLets add the 8000 employees at LLN...1/18/09 11:28 AM<BR/><BR/>Lets add the 8000 employees at LLNL who lost their pension because of this Mustang BS. Maybe we can all clean their socks for about $100B and get what we lost when we lost our UCRP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-50485722308332398482009-01-18T12:09:00.000-07:002009-01-18T12:09:00.000-07:00Yes, let's have a class-action suit! CBS has deep ...Yes, let's have a class-action suit! CBS has deep pockets, let's empty them a bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-27907024249208811582009-01-18T11:28:00.000-07:002009-01-18T11:28:00.000-07:00Lillian was not the only one harmed by the CBS sto...Lillian was not the only one harmed by the CBS story. Everyone working at LANL, as an employee, a student, or a contractor, was smeared by the same brush. This should be enlarged to a class action suit against CBS with 10,000+ claimants. CBS, and other network news organizations, should be taught to be responsible reporters, not yellow journalists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-50807223164342990302009-01-18T11:01:00.000-07:002009-01-18T11:01:00.000-07:00Dan Rather is a scumbag.There is no such thing as ...Dan Rather is a scumbag.<BR/>There is no such thing as journalistic ethics at CBS.<BR/>Whatever Lillian gets out of this lawsuit is not enough!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-15967207724883283932009-01-18T10:50:00.000-07:002009-01-18T10:50:00.000-07:00Does anybody know of the names of the "three forme...Does anybody know of the names of the "three former lab employees named in the suit?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-38899584583469427742009-01-18T10:33:00.000-07:002009-01-18T10:33:00.000-07:00CBS really has it for LANL. In any case we will be...CBS really has it for LANL. In any case we will be hearing Dan Rather speak about LANL again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-44123930971846636732009-01-18T10:26:00.000-07:002009-01-18T10:26:00.000-07:00I hope that she cleans them out!I hope that she cleans them out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-66300790974253336852009-01-18T09:01:00.000-07:002009-01-18T09:01:00.000-07:00Godspeed, Lillian!Godspeed, Lillian!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com