At many agencies, fears of an exodus, Federal Times
“Among federal organizations with more than 1,000 employees, NASA’s Ames Research Center had the highest proportion of retirement-eligibles: More than one out of four of its 1,200 employees are able to retire immediately. That percentage is well above other NASA agencies. At Ames, the staff is “very energized” by its work on aeronautics and space applications, Associate Director Deborah Feng said in written answers. In addition, she said, employees often leave to take jobs at local companies, only to return later on to Ames’ benefit.”

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5 replies on “Ames Employees Tend To Hang Around Longer”

  1. Pretty uncharacteristic of an organization in silicon valley. Though that isn’t necessarily a negative.

  2. Not that surprising really. You’re on scholarship in a region that is extremely expensive to live in. If you’re not ready to move no reason to retire given the relatively low stress work environment

  3. Critically, NASA Ames may be a safe bastion from tech culture age discrimination found in in other corners of Silicon Valley; the center also affords longer-term experimentation that only the R&D labs of the largest tech giants can come close to matching. All-in-all, Ames coexisting side by side with the start-ups of Silicon Valley is great for both idea dissemination and transfer of talent at different points in a professional’s career.

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