My experience - Senior Animal Technician Medical Research Council Employee Review

Friendly coworkers Plenty of opportunity to travel Relaxed office environment Very good holiday allowance

Lack of mentors for a junior postdoc Research activities given lower priority at times

Friendly stress free environment, plenty of scientific resources at disposal, some very interesting research themes, several international collaborations and multi-centre studies.

Sometimes a too laid back and easy going attitude ends up not getting things done proper and on time. Bureaucracy is one of the downside but I suppose that is to be expected in any government run organisation.