Smart colleagues but dry culture - Anonymous employee MIT Employee Review

5.0
Feb 22, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

My colleagues at MIT are the most smart ones I ever worked with, especially in the fields of technologies and sciences. Learned a lot.

Cons

Culture is quite dry. People sometimes could be too nerdy. Wish I could get more warmth and empowerment as in other humanities-focused universities.

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