Pros
Open communication Great teams filled with people from around Europe Anyone can contribute - Your idea matters even if you just arrived as a student Democratic environment Beautiful surroundings Swiss salaries :) Lots of vacations (30 working days per year + 10 days of closure at the end of the year) CERN Clubs are fantastic People are genuinely interested in helping you, in a very friendly environment
Cons
Old Fashioned Mindset in relation to Teleworking Salaries could be better in relation to other Swiss salaries Some people at CERN that have earned their lifetime contract do the bare minimum Some people are poor communicators Different rules as CERN is an international organisation and lots of bureaucracy With the effort to reduce licensing costs, you'll work with crappy software resulting in tasks that take days instead of hours Disorganization