The research is great, but the government is too much of a mess - Lab Assistant NIH Employee Review

4.0
9 Jan 2012
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Pros

One of the best and most diverse research institutes Advanced technology and equipment Databases for literature searches is virtutally unlimited

Cons

Funding is competitive, you are literally competing with the lab next door for funding If the government shuts down, you don't have a job

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5.0
26 June 2026
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Pros

Not stressful, science based, not profit.

Cons

Slow processes, too many meetings.

4.0
25 June 2026
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Pros

Working with the some of the smartest scientists and clinicians in the world. So many learning opportunities. Kind patients. Allowed time to care for patients as there is no pressure of quotas by health insurance.

Cons

Nursing management can be verbally abusive with frequent retaliation and intimidation. As most older nurses have worked there for most of their career, they are dismissive of new perspectives and resistant to evidence-based practice.

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