5.0
30 Dec 2025
CERN reviews about "work life balance"
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5.0
29 Feb 2024
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Excellent work life balance. 8 weeks of Paid time off. Very Good salary. Good working atmosphere, very smart and nice colleagues
Cons
Getting an indefinite contract is rare, and based on luck more than work achievements
4.0
17 Jul 2023
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holidays 2.5 days per month, Christmas is offered, home leave depending on country of origin.
Cons
Old technology in business computing, gender quotas are not enforced but recruitment is harder if you are a man
5.0
9 Jun 2025
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Very good work life balance, benefits and compensation packages.
Cons
Not so many opportunities to make longer career. Temporary contracts without possibility of extensions
4.0
22 Dec 2025
World class science in a challenging environment
Anonymous employee
Former employee, more than 8 years
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Motivational environment. Collaboration. Good health insurance.
Cons
Limited options for career progression. Challenging work life balance; depends on the team.
5.0
19 Aug 2025
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International, highly collaborative teams Good work–life balance; generous leave and flexibility
Cons
Many temporary contracts Plenty of legacy/internal tools
5.0
13 Aug 2023
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Exciting projects, great mission of the organisation, good work life balance and opportunity to network with a huge pool of like minded individuals
Cons
Nothing in particular but contracts are fixed term and not always extendible
5.0
5 Dec 2024
Great work on something that matters
Current employee, more than 1 year
Geneva
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great work life balance and salary for a new graduate
Cons
biking here is sometimes a bit dodgy, mostly due to the French drivers :D
5.0
7 Nov 2024
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Pros
high quality of life, good life work balance
Cons
technical debt, physic based development
5.0
2 Sept 2025
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Pros
International community Competitive salary Cutting edge technology Good life work balance Low taxation Good medical insurance
Cons
Shot contracts with low prospectives
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