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4.4

86% would recommend to a friend

(468 total reviews)

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4.0
Aug 21, 2015
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Pros

+Working with some of the smartest people on the planet. +Daily inspiration on the homepage: fix the planet? Yes! Cure disease? Yes! Make cool stuff? Absolutely! +Helpful and reliable staff. +Location, location, location.

Cons

∆Too much comes at us on a regular basis: like what's said about an MIT education - drinking through a firehose. Hard to keep up with. ∆Less transparency in HR practices than desired. ∆Some internal systems are outdated or don't function optimally. ∆Policies and procedures vary by department. ∆Some efforts to make change at the Institute result in drastic change to culture.

4.0
Aug 19, 2015

Research Assistant

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Endless opportunities for networking, scientific education and access to innovation. A flexible work environment, allowing good work-life balance. MIT affiliation opens up opportunities outside the institute.

Cons

Collaboration is minimal. An intense research environment. Many people are unhappy. Nature of work is very unexpected and PI dependent.

2.0
Aug 6, 2015

Graduate Student

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Pros

Very innovative environment, constantly surrounded by brilliant people and exposed to cutting-edge ideas, fosters entrepreneurial spirit, some labs provide a lot of freedom to explore and pursue your own ideas

Cons

Very intense expectations of grad students, many grad students seem very unhappy and that mood pervades, near complete lack of work-life balance, people often lack communication and interpersonal skills, does not lead to well-rounded skill sets

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