Best work conditions I could think of. Possibility to go to international conferences like Oracle Open World, Devoxx etc. Flexibility to take holidays and nice life-work balance
Cons
Sometimes too bureaucratic. Depending where you land as a IT guy, maybe you do very interesting things or you end up doing some tedious tasks. The possibility of doing a career there are low
CERN Response
10y
Thank you for your this positive review. We are glad to hear that you appreciate the work-life balance at CERN.
Retention of talent is something that has been recently reviewed and with a reassessed contract policy we aspire to increase long term career prospects for staff.
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