Pros
Core facilities are very good. There is a lot of resources to do experiments.
Cons
1) The programs in place to support graduate students and postdocs are abysmal/non-existent. The place exists to support the careers of people at the top: the higher up you are, the more DZNE supports you. There is very much a paper-over-person mentality at this research institute. 2) The new building is very annoying to work in: doors break down constantly; fob access denies you from entering places you have access to. The building is built in a very illogical way: sometimes, you have to secure access 3-4 doors just to get to a microscope. 3) There are general structural/department-level issues with several of the departments: -The IT department is incompetent and very slow. -The purchasing department often very slow at fulfilling orders or cancels an order and doesn’t communicate back to the scientist why the order was cancelled. -HR - travel reimbursement takes 2-3x as long as at most other research institutes. 4) Administrative issues. There’s no way to follow up with people when something goes wrong and those leading the institution/the various departments don’t take responsibility when something bad happens. As a result, there’s no path forward for fixing the problems that exist, so people keep them to themselves, and this leads to a negative work environment.