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In general the people who work there are very nice - the environment felt very non-competitive, people are friendly, and I don't recall hearing anyone having any troubles with a direct manager. 

However, they are very locked in the old way of doing things, and have a needlessly complex web of nesting systems with poor documentation that you have to thrash and fight your way through in order to get anything done. And upper management has very little interest in making that easier for you. There's a lot of lip service paid to innovation and making a difference but there's a monolithic bureaucracy that resists any changes or risks at every turn.

Additionally, facilities are very poor, old and not well-maintained. Office ceilings leaked after rain, and labs seem not to have been updated for decades. 

In summary, the people there are pleasant but while its possible to get things done it's not easy.

I applied for Computer Engineer Intern. Everything was coding but it was with other people around, making it fun to work. I was stationed in one of the trailers in the backside of the plant, we had a lot of privacy and we were lucky, because we were able to use or phones, once you go inside the laboratory, you can't.  I learned a lot of phyton and android studio to make apps. The hardest part of the job was basically moving from my car to the office, because there was so much cold outside that Im not used to. Overall is a great place to work, half Aiken works there.

One to three times a week meeting with my manager were planned. The task for the week or month were usually discussed along with chances to methods being used in the research. Writting advances and everyday work in a lab book to be reveiwed by managers. The hardest part of the job was waiting for results to complete sections of the research. The most enjoyable part was working close with more experienced co-workers and gaining knowledge from them.

Projects are relevant to your skill set, making the work interesting and challenging. Management is friendly and the workplace culture is down to earth. Hardest part of your job; parts of your work, best part of your job; working with friends.

Flexible work schedule
Old facilities
Colleagues are nice
Very process / procedure oriented
Funding highly dependent on the area/group you work in -be prepared to write proposals, but can be difficult to switch/pitch areas outside of the lab's core competencies.

Fun people to work with. Management tends to get in the way of work. Jobs can be extremely stressful at times. Deadlines tend to get moved quite a bit depending on the type of work.

Great place to work. A lot of opportunity to learn and grow. The people there are the best. As an intern I was amazed with the work environment there. They have a lot of programs for new employees to grow as professionals.  

Fast paced environment. New at standing up as a business unit, growing pains at present. Hardest part of job is most have worked there for over 25 years and tend to work in a bubble.

Provided a great experience that expanded the skills I learned at college.  The company has a great culture and everyone there is very friendly.  I would recommend college students to try and intern at SRS.

The entire mindset of all individuals working at this company is to ensure the safety of all individuals involved, both currently and potentially in the future.

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