If your priority is to work with world leading professional astronomers, Mauna Kea Observatories is a great place to work. If health is your priority, you should avoid Mauna Kea Observatories like the plague!

Very high altitude observatories are a known worker health hazard.

Business as usual at the Mauna Kea Observatories in Hawaii is no longer acceptable.

I am a survivor of workplace harassment.

The Mauna Kea Observatories (MKO) are a good example of what is wrong with science.

As a manager in high altitude astronomy, I found poor performing employees to be a feature of remote observatories.

The need to use oxygen to offset ‘Summit Brain’ was never discussed during my job interview. Using oxygen daily came as a nasty surprise once I started working at the Mauna Kea Observatories.

Working at the Mauna Kea Observatories (MKO) was my 9-11.

During my time working at the very high altitude Mauna Kea Observatories, my teeth started turning yellow. They were so discolored that I had to have two veneers attached to my front teeth.