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Ask HN: Does Anyone Work at CERN?

9 points by jason_slack ↗ HN
I'm really impressed with what CERN is doing and their philosophies on research and development of tools. Their career site is really eye-opening: https://careers.cern

Does anyone work there? What is the environment like? What's it like to be a software engineer there?

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gregjor
Apparently around 2,500 people work at CERN.

https://home.cern/about/who-we-are/our-people

Some have written about it.

https://www.quora.com/What-is-it-like-to-work-at-CERN

Thanks, Google.

jason_slack
Thanks to Google, yes and I see that. My hope was to hear from an actual person in a venue I already participate it. I apologize I didn't make that clear.
catacombs
OP is asking for someone who works at CERN. I do appreciate the smartass answer.
tnolet
Off topic, sort of. You can get a free 2 hour tour of CERN and the LHC buildings in Geneva. Did it last year and was awesome. Tour guides are working scientists, not PR department employees.
Petrakis
I have been there, for a tour and also participating in a CERN Hackaton, it was amazing and now I know a couple of people working there.
jason_slack
Wow, that sounds pretty great. Thank you for mentioning it.
quickthrower2
Sorry I can’t answer your question, but I did enjoy the doco “Particle Fever” about CERN, life at CERN and the Higgs boson. You might enjoy it.