Great place to be if you are tired of hustling - Managing Director MIT Employee Review

4.0
18 July 2024
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Pros

-Amazing benefits -Pension and 5% match 401k -Job security -Interesting environment, interesting people -Can be collaborative

Cons

-Limited mobility -Culture of management can be passive aggressive -Two-tier employment system depending on whether you are staff or faculty (could be general problem in academia) -Pay is quite low considering cost of living -Can consist of many siloed "fiefdoms" that don't always work well together. -Ability to fundraise often seems more important than any other contribution in research or education

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5.0
1 July 2026
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Pros

Amazing work environment, supportive colleagues, good benefits.

Cons

Current federal funding hurts MIT staffing

4.0
26 June 2026
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Pros

High quality core facilities and well resourced labs. Countless brilliant colleagues who can serve as mentors and collaborators

Cons

Students and Postdocs are expensive due to high overhead, so unreasonably high productivity is often expected compared to other institutions. PIs are typically stretched very thin. Most departments/labs are very space limited which makes it harder to do safe and productive research.

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