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      CERN reviews

      4.3

      91% would recommend to a friend

      (856 total reviews)
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      Fabiola Gianotti

      91% approve of CEO

      59% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.5

      Culture & values

      4.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.5

      Work/Life balance

      4.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Senior management

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      CERN has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 856 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The CERN employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Regierung & öffentliche Verwaltung industry (3.6 stars).

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      856 reviews
      5.0
      Oct 3, 2023

      Great place to work

      Technical student
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Multi cultural environment with many people from different backrounds. Academic-like environment with the pros of it.

      Cons

      The academic environment is not for everyone.

      5.0
      Oct 3, 2023

      Positive working environment

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Very positive work environment - Good benefits (especially if recruited as a non-local staff) - Flexibility and opportunity to learn and develop personal skills - 2 days working from home - Organisation has a great mission - Large multicultural and very friendly staff

      Cons

      - Organisation can be bureaucratic - Working environment will depend on the supervisor

      5.0
      Sep 27, 2023

      Good work-life balance, contracts are mostly temporary

      Systems administrator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Good Work-Life Balance - International environment - People are nice - Many vacations days (at least 30+10)

      Cons

      - The buildings and equipment could use a revamp - The salaries are average - Too much job rotativity - 2 tw days per week

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