Pros
Financially good, but this is good in any position in switzerland so this place doesnt really have any pros because the cons are too much to neglect
Cons
-- No career prospects for future, the research they do are archaic and most researchers are pretending to do research. They want to keep their position and hire and fire all the time. -- Too laid back, they are not working at all. --Run by italian mafia like the title suggests. Too much hierarchy and they will nullify your contract any time, no trust and they dont care about temporary staff even if you have a postdoc/phd contract, avoid empa st gallen and lab 401, staff there are completely unreliable and dishonest and they will cheat you anytime. It is full of italian cheating and dishonest unethical team members. -- Too much risk of losing your job even if you have a phd or researcher contract. AVOID! -- They dont help you succeed at all in empa or outside empa in future and will snatch your work, funds everything from you. AVOID!