MIT reviews

4.4

85% would recommend to a friend

(4,247 total reviews)

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90% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

MIT has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,247 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The MIT employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Educación industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0
Aug 10, 2010

MIT: The Good and the Bad

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Pros

Most co-workers are very intelligent and working with them can be an incredible learning experience. Most projects are very interesting and fun to work with.

Cons

Complete lack of direction, at least with this particular position. Six months spent on a project that will most likely never see the light of day. A good engineer/scientist doesn't always make a good boss.

5.0
Aug 5, 2010

Postdoc at MIT

Anonymous employee
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Pros

One of the most stimulating working place if you are a scientist. An abundance of cutting edge equipments. Great city life.

Cons

Bitter cold winter. You might feel very isolated after a while. Compensation is relatively low given the standard of living in Boston.

4.0
Aug 5, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Very smart people. Cutting edge technology. Well respected by the research community. Good place to start and build your career.

Cons

Long working hour, research setting can be somewhat unstructured, but you need to set your own pace. Not known for

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