Big no no no - Software Developer CERN Employee Review

1.0
21 July 2019
Recommend
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Pros

no pros of working in this place

Cons

Nobody really cares about anything. Managment is terrible, I could say that it doesn't exist. Incredible nepotism everywhere. CERN is the most lazy working enviroment I had an opportuinty to work in (it's 5th compnay that I work for). People are having 2-3H lunch breaks during the day (apart from other breaks of course). Many reviews mention "Relaxed working enviroment" - yes, it's super relaxed, it's very sad because people in normal world have to work very hard while at CERN people have relaxed working enviroment for money of hard working people. It's very good money and a lot of social benefits for "relaxed working enviroment". It's a shame. Worst thing is that it's all done for public money. Somebody should really take a closer look at what's going on here but I unfortunetly doubt that it will happen.

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Pros

The employment process is very smooth and supportive. The technical team interviewed me for technical skills, and the HR is very supportive and helpful. Especially I haven't been employed by CERN previously, so I have a lot of questions. The employment team is very helpful and answered all my questions patiently. Also I like the job and my work very much.

Cons

Maybe the primary communication method could be email instead of phone calls? I sometimes miss phone calls, but will check every email.

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Interesting work and projects Talented work force Lots of opportunities to learn

Cons

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