EMBL reviews about "colleague"

contracts are limited to 9 years that pass quicker as one think

there are a few questions to which the answers should be made public, as i do not suppose these are anyhow confidential considering intergovernmental status... - how much did the organisation paid in bonuses to the Management of the companies owned in the last 5 years; - names of the persons who obtained Open-Ended Contracts with the information when it happened, and why; - info on how many family members/partners/former work colleagues of the current employees were hired and why; - Directors' / Senior Management remuneration apart from the basic salaries (consiltancies, etc.)

Needs to invest more in Admin systems Change takes too long

UK-based Professional Services staff experience a significant disadvantage in terms of reward and career development compared to their Heidelberg-based counterparts. Pension looks great at first glance, but delve a little deeper and it is actually a bit below the curve compared to that which you would expect from the average UK private sector equivalent

The remote campus sometimes makes EMBL feel a bit disconnected from Heidelberg itself. The number of people working at EMBL grows substantially faster than the number of offices, so offices spaces are really tight. There is substantial discrimination between staff and (both PhD and postdoctoral) fellows w.r.t. to how the salaries are inflation adjusted. Part of the social life is a strong party culture (e.g., and Oktoberfest), which I personally found a bit out of place in Autumn 2022.

Personal witness and experience (personal and by proxy) of: abuse of power, bullying, partiality, intransparency in job extensions, nepotism, bad conditions if returning into national social security systems in europe => terrible pension scheme!; no opportunities for promotions in admin; very poor maternity leave conditions. Atmosphere of fear in our team.

- Some peer pressure to publish - Work/life balance can be difficult in some cases

No agreement between EMBL and the French social security: pension issues