CERN reviews

4.4

91% would recommend to a friend

(855 total reviews)
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Fabiola Gianotti

91% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

CERN has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 855 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The CERN employee rating is 21% above average for employers within the Regierung & öffentliche Verwaltung industry (3.6 stars).

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855 reviews
5.0
Nov 18, 2015

work at cern

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

working on the edge of science is exciting. and so many amazing people one can meet here.

Cons

it can be too many meetings, too many politics involved in decision making. contract discrimination for the people from non-member states.

4.0
Nov 15, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent salaries and benefits, possibility to work with very talented people

Cons

Bureaucracy extremely inefficient in some cases. Permanents not always efficient, sometimes more focused on coffee breaks than on doing their job.

4.0
Nov 11, 2015

Software Engineer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good social benefits, good holiday scheme, international environment,

Cons

very political place, very unsure environment for long term development (most people have to leave after 5 years)

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