Pros
UCOR matches an additional 5% on top of the 4% on 401(k) contributions. Pays a little better than the Knoxville private and local governmental sector. Three-day weekends probably worth suffering through (4) 10-hr days. No business development required. Hires older people.
Cons
Many organizational changes for the worse coming swiftly and quietly since 1/20/25, with more expected down the line. Job permanence related to environmental management at the ORR in a state of flux. If applying, emphasize any DOE and military experience, even if not related to environmental cleanup. Hiring managers tend to turn a blind eye to private sector and other governmental experience when determining pay grade. Forging a path to better-paying and/or management positions is similar to campaigning for an Academy Award - the importance of opaque relationships and self-promotion are outsized when determining upward and lateral movement (no performance reviews to document contributions and goals). Very rare for rank and file over 45 to be promoted to management from within the company. Not uncommon to see professionals with 25+ years' experience reporting to millennial managers, sometimes from dissimilar lines of work.