Pros
-Diverse disciplines and nationalities. -Diverse projects, rich in technologies and skills needed. -Laid-back atmosphere, focus on the important things -Long holidays and good life-work balance -Diplomatic priviledges
Cons
-A lot of external users with a gazillion types of contract and lack of organizing efforts by the secretariats make space management a chaos. There is often no physical connection between the offices and the teams, which makes communication difficult. Most of the time CERN-paid employees work next to people totally unrelated to their work or to CERN whatsoever. -No apparent organization-wide training and uniform culture for management. Managers controls themselves and their teams in total freedom. -Lack of commitment due to bureaucracy, lack of strong organization culture and distance between employees and the HR. Lack of an interest to retain talent is also a commitment killer.