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      Overworked, Underpaid - Research Associate MIT Employee Review

      3.0
      Jul 22, 2021
      Research associate
      Recommend
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      Pros

      -good city (Cambridge) -access to world-class resources and libraries

      Cons

      -toxic work culture (burnout is actively encouraged) -promotion of fear culture amongst senior faculty -superficial acts of "diversity" and "equity"--not reflected in actual day-to-day life, still systemically entrenched racist praxis

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      5.0
      Jun 20, 2026
      Phd graduate student
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Great School for doing a PhD

      Cons

      You have to do a PhD

      4.0
      Jun 19, 2026
      Postdoctoral associate
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Brilliant colleagues A good degree of research independence Research funding sufficient for running experiments

      Cons

      Research divisions are mostly uncoordinated Administrative support is more reactive than proactive

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