Each year I am awed by the tremendous work that NCAR does, by our accomplishments and by our vision for the future. I like to meet with our postdocs and see their enthusiasm. They represent the future. It's when you stop improving, stop trying to do things better, stop trying to do something new and exciting, when you're no longer interested in learning, then you've been in the job too long and you should do something else. I think NCAR has always been a good place for people.
Salaries are fair, benefits are good, people pay a lot of attention to individuals.
I felt that when I walked in the door 25 years ago. I don't know if we could do more to build a greater sense of family and belonging. Maybe we need to give more attention to this. It's impossible to maintain the status quo. That can never happen.