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      4.4

      85% would recommend to a friend

      (4,244 total reviews)

      Sally Kornbluth

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      75% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.2

      Culture & values

      4.2

      Career opportunities

      3.8

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Senior management

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      MIT has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,244 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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      5.0
      Oct 22, 2008

      mit-- a great place to be!

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      Pros

      prestige, opportunities. they say being at MIT is like working in a glass box, because everyone wants to know what you're doing! there is also a level of access to resources that is breathtaking-- professors can get funding for individual classes, there's great food at almost every event, you will never want for journal access, etc, and the technical resourses are equally amazing!

      Cons

      it's extraordinarily stressful. you have almost no time off in a research position; it's expected that you'll work every moment of every day.

      4.0
      Oct 19, 2008

      Lincoln Laboratory is a good place to start or end a career.

      Associate staff
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      Pros

      Working at MIT Lincoln Laboratory looks excellent on the resume. If you can get in the door it will definitely give your career a boost when you leave. While you are here, work life can be very laid back depending on the group you end up in. Other advantages are that you get to work with the best and brightest. Your work will also likely have a positive impact on your country. Lincoln Laboratory is excellent at training. There are many classes offered in house on a wide variety of fields. Additionally, the lab will reimburse you up to $5500 per year (the cost of a little less than 2 courses) for courses taken in pursuit of an advanced degree.

      Cons

      LL is a huge bureaucracy. There is minimal opportunity for upwards advancement. Unless you have a phd you will largely be held back by what degree you have. In my time there (5 years now) I have seen only a few people advance to higher positions within the lab. Speaking with coworkers I find that it is the general consensus that you can go up at most 1 level before hitting the ceiling imposed by your degree. Another downside is that there are very few women in the lab (outside of the Biology/Chemistry groups). I suggest you look elsewhere if you want an office romance. No stock options and pay is lower than industry.

      3.0
      Oct 15, 2008

      A great place to be from

      Postdoctoral fellow
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      Pros

      It is a great place to be from, but not a great place to be at.

      Cons

      The social situation is sometime exactly what you would expect from MIT. There is a huge level of competition, but not necessarily a whole lot of positive feedback

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