work work work

Some of my work has been in Batiment 904.

It's a warehouse where subsystem development teams can have electronics racks, small electronics laboratories, and the greatest coffee machine I've ever had the pleasure to frequent. But the only running water is the water cooler, so the bathroom is a short hike to the next building over.

It's clean, warm with the soothing heat of multiwatt hardware, and has great natural light.

There have been some .... hiccups, but then the real world is just like that.

Of course, some work can be accomplished remotely, say on the lawn of Restaurant 1, with a view of the sunset on the western faces of Mont Blanc.

Working on both sides of a national border means carrying two currencies at all times. You also should have your passport, GSM phone, CERN ID card (losing one means a visit to the Geneva police station and a scolding), and working papers for two countries. I have a different pocket system for each pair of pants.
-Dr. S