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      Empa Reviews

      4.2

      94% would recommend to a friend

      (124 total reviews)
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      Gian-Luca Bona

      86% approve of CEO

      60% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.3

      Culture and values

      4.2

      Work/Life balance

      4.1

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.9

      Senior management

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      Empa has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 124 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Empa employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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      124 reviews
      5.0
      19 Aug 2025

      Great place for academic research

      Postdoctoral researcher
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      1) Excellent research equipment in the lab. 2) Very knowledgeable colleagues. 3) super nice lab head and group leader (however, it depends on lab). 4) exceptionally high standards for research quality.

      Cons

      1) very short work contracts (1 year with possibility for extension). 2) not enough start up spirit for technology innovation. 3) sometimes toxic working atmosphere (depends on lab and group)

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