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> In the new whistleblower report, the group claims there are “too many deficiencies in the culture and behavioural areas” at Fermilab. They point, for example,
by ambicapter 2y ago
> In the new whistleblower report, the group claims there are “too many deficiencies in the culture and behavioural areas” at Fermilab. They point, for example, to the lab’s dismissal of an early-career researcher in 2023 who had alleged sexual assault in 2018, and raised several cover-ups by management of dangerous behaviour. The report also highlights a case of guns being brought onto Fermilab’s campus in 2023; a male employee’s attack on a female colleague using an industrial vehicle in 2022; and retaliation against an employee who had predicted and warned management about the failures of beryllium windows.
What do these things have to do with the state of particle physics?
- AnimalMuppet 2y agoThey have to do with the state of the management (and the culture).
- pfdietz 2y agoAn organization that is under increasing existential pressure will exhibit all sorts of dysfunction. For example, they will lowball bids for projects that are necessary for their survival, from which one can then expect "surprise" cost overruns.
- catherinecodes 2y agoExactly. There was the famous quote from a US presidential candidate who couldn't even remember what the DOE was called, even though he wanted to abolish it[1]. [1]: https://time.com/4598910/rick-perry-department-energy-oops-gaffe/ https://time.com/4598910/rick-perry-department-energy-oops-g...