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      4.4

      85% would recommend to a friend

      (4,252 total reviews)

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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 4,252 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 Education industry (3.7 stars).

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      3.0
      Mar 3, 2009

      MIT: for staff, a bit between academia and industry

      Member of technical staff
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      Pros

      The benefits are very good. Employees usually have more paid time off than their peers at competing employers. The retirement plan seems to be better than most companies, but comparable to competing academic institutions. Shifting hours to be a bit off from 9-5 seems to be easy and common. Employees have access to great equipment to complete their projects. Opportunities for training or taking a class are good. Internal seminars and invited speakers are good. Employees tend to be some of the brightest people around.

      Cons

      Managers come from purely technical backgrounds and do not appear to receive much management or leadership training. They may be good at winning grants, but they can be quite bad at handling necessary administrative or personnel issues. Ironically, the tuition reimbursement for continuing education is worse than at competing employers and academic institutions. Salary does not seem to be competitive with industry. Women and minorities are very underrepresented in management.

      4.0
      Feb 26, 2009

      A great place to work if you can stand the dreary atmosphere

      Postdoctoral
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      Pros

      MIT's reputation is unparalleled as a university in the US and it is a great place to be able to add to your resume. It is a great place to meet and form collaborations with other scientists as the breadth and size of the faculty is quite large. The variety of classes available at undergraduate and graduate levels can be very informative as well and a good chance to brush up on something or learn something new. The variety of seminars and speakers are also a unique function of MIT's size and reputation. However, I cannot recomemnd MIT on the basis of the location, housing, personal life options, and benefits.

      Cons

      The professors one works with can be a real chalelnge to deal with - particularly their egos. The environment is not very friendly, the buildings are awful, the offices have reratic heat/pest control problems/other problems. Campus crime is also a serious problem even during the daytime. The real problem is the lack of culture, eating spots, nightlife in the direct vicinity of MIT. You really have to go to boston or harvard to get a good bite to eat or do something interesting, which is fine but the direct area at MIT is really very dreary and cold most of the year.

      5.0
      Feb 12, 2009

      MIT the best to be

      Phd student
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      Pros

      The best engineering college in the world. Top-notch research and facilities. The best place to be for graduate research in the world. Experts in all engineering fields: controls, aerospace, electrical, chemical, civil. The professors at MIT are the smartest people you can find. Some of them have already received Nobel prices, others have published hundreds of papers or written several books. There is also a social life at MIT if you know how to have a life/work balance. There are hundreds of student clubs ranging from music, sports, dancing, etc. There is also a huge gym and many sports arena. Overall, it's a great place to be, and I feel very lucky to be here.

      Cons

      Long working hours. Very demanding. The professors work very hard especially to get tenure and stay at MIT. So their students are usually working long hours trying to meet paper submission deadlines or/and internal deadlines. This is not the case for every professor, but many of them are not the most social people, and working with them might be awkward in some cases. Students are not paid that much, but I think it's comparable to other big schools in the States. Holidays can be short depending on the advisor, but overall, it's decent number of days. One could also argue that weather is great in Cambridge but not me.

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