4.0
21 Feb 2025
Former employee, more than 5 years
Geneva
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
The WIPO campus is modern and well-equipped (cafeterias, sports rooms, changing rooms, indoor gardens etc.) and, if you're on a staff contract, the tax-free pay is competitive, even for Geneva. You'll get to work with a huge variety of people from all over the world and you'll have the chance to contribute to the international IP system.
Cons
Even though it's a money-making organisation, WIPO is also a UN body and unfortunately suffers from the same problems as many other UN organisations: excessive bureaucracy, politics blocking common sense, an extremely risk-averse culture, and very little realistic chance of promotion.