more notes on CERN
Yesterday, I had a very fruitful discussion with one of my professors on my work (and very intense as well) and since that has revived some thoughts I have on my project that is currently on hold due to other commitments, I will jot them here ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CERN is like the UN in some ways, but not in all ways. For example, not all the employees based there are directly employed by CERN. Some were sent over as 'labor' and 'expertise' contribution by various institutions who collaborate with CERN, even though they may be there pretty much long-term, so the salary scale and even benefits differ. Also, there are the shiftworkers (shift work can be extremely exciting or the most boring job in the world, depending on what happens during shifts. Once again, it reminds me a lot of the whole Star Trek trope). The politics involved are interesting to explore because it actually affects the way in which the organization,