Good PR, Rigid Bureaucratic Institution - Visiting Scientist MIT Employee Review

3.0
Nov 19, 2012
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Pros

This is an amazing place to undertake consulting and depending on whom your PI is it can be a very good opportunity.

Cons

Boston/Cambridge is expensive. You need to supplement your income. MIT does not pay well because there is a 50% tax that goes to the MIT bureaucrats. There are probably at least 3 of them controlling what you do who contribute to the overhead expenses. There are a lot of "Queens and Kings" in every department because of poor leadership from the directors, deans and department heads.

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5.0
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Pros

Really good research opportunities to work on a project with major impact.

Cons

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4.0
Jun 10, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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