Energy Laboratories Reviews

Unfortunately, the pay and benefits make prolonged work here difficult. A college-educated chemist is paid a pittance to start and the pay grade doesn't not increase much from there. You could make more at a job that doesn't require a collegiate background. If you do put in the time to become multi-faceted and valuable, and you are offered a supervisory role, the salary is still insufficient compared to other companies in the industry. I found that this company was a great place to get your foot in the door as a young, fresh-out-of-college chemist who needs some experience for their first real career move.

Management is very poor. The culture is to focus on the company(aka management and higher ups) and to use the underlings to their breaking point. The pay is low for the industry and state, but that should be expected for an entry level job that requires no experience or degree. But they keep you there, unless you are a favorite. The idea is constant that the job is amazing and the pay is justified as awesome and very little is given to advancement. There are a few lateral moves available that are ok at best. For the most part, the work is all the same. The work is repetitive, mind numbing without any change except for high expectations. The management only wants higher productivity and efficiency without fair compensation. The instrumentation and software is very outdated, but it stays in place and the base employees are expected to compensate for all of the issues that arise naturally. The level of complacency of its just how it is really drains your spirit. The more you go above and beyond, the more management set that as your baseline. You might get a good job once in a while and nothing else. The retirement is pretty non-existent. They have a 401k which they don't match and a employee stock ownership plan which is really just a tax shelter for the company and doesn't do much of anything for the employee because the company isn't very successful against the large national companies. Get your experience and get out and on to better job and company.