Pros
- Top notch research and facilities - Theoretical freedom (in practice not so much due to the need of filling direct hours) - Motivated colleagues - Flexible environment
Cons
- Lack of collective strategy-leadership. Bottom-up approach that in practice translates as a collection of individual agendas and politics. The one with the loudest voice gets the agenda through. - Because everyone here (including those in position of power) represent their own interest and not TNO´s, there is large mismatch between what TNO preaches and what actually happens on the ground floor. - One of the consequences is the lack of diversity and inclusion. TNO claims to be an international environment, in practise, I have seen people declining to hold a meeting in English (suffering no consequences for this). - Low salaries and poor career prospects, especially for expats who do not speak Dutch