MIT employees receive up to 15 vacation days for the first year of eligible service; 20 days if you have more than one year of eligible service. An additional five vacation days are available every fifth year beginning with your tenth year of eligible service. Learn more: http://hrweb.mit.edu/policy/4-2.
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71-80 of 110 Reviews
5.0
Aug 19, 2018
Anonymous employee
Current
Cambridge, Massachusetts
20 days off per years.
5.0
Jul 10, 2018
Anonymous employee
Former
Cambridge, Massachusetts
3 weeks vacation. Depending on your department, can be very flexible about when you take the time.
5.0
Mar 6, 2018
Anonymous Postdoctoral Associate
Current
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Pretty generous, 15 days first year, 20 days second year
4.0
Dec 25, 2017
Anonymous Contractor
Former
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Paid time off if you were sick.
5.0
Sep 19, 2017
Anonymous employee
Current
Cambridge, Massachusetts
starts with 15 days vacation and 3 days personal. Jumps to 20 after one year. Every major holiday is paid off
5.0
Sep 4, 2017
Anonymous Assistant Director
Current
Cambridge, Massachusetts
MIT has a generous policy for vacation and paid time off .
3.0
Aug 7, 2017
Anonymous employee
Current
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The vacation and paid time off are quite standard among universities.
5.0
May 16, 2017
Anonymous employee
Former
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Very good on the whole, but at beginning of fall and spring semester, can be hard to get. Be sure to ask wellin advance.
4.0
May 2, 2017
Anonymous employee
Current
Cambridge, Massachusetts
4 weeks + 1 extra week after working 10 years and then every five years after that - NICE
5.0
Apr 21, 2017
Anonymous employee
Current
Cambridge, Massachusetts
MIT provides 15 days of vacation the first year, and 20 days after that. They also give you good sick time, and many institute holidays (I think 12 per year)