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      Good place to work - Anonymous employee MIT Lincoln Laboratory Employee Review

      4.0
      11 Sept 2017
      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Interesting work, nice mix of research and application, opportunities to publish and develop prototypes. Reasonable work/life balance and decent benefits.

      Cons

      Salaries are not competitive with industry and raise structure does not provide monetary incentives for performance. Need to be have two incomes to comfortably support a family.

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      MIT Lincoln Laboratory Response
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      Thank you for taking the time to review the Lab. Retention of top staff is always a concern. Statistically we do well but there are often individuals who we hate to lose. We actively review our salary structure and look for areas where more attention is needed. Many of our staff find that the work-life balance and exceptional resources overshadow salary difference. Nonetheless, we continually work to improve.

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      5.0
      3 June 2026
      Member of technical staff
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      It can vary a lot from group to group, but in general, wonderful place with wonderful people and lots of interesting work going on. Excellent benefits and lots of flexibility to explore different projects.

      Cons

      Little opportunity for advancement in terms of rank and compensation once you reach technical staff. Additionally (again varies from group to group) expectations of what a staff member does can be unclear and there can be a light sink-or-swim nature to the work, again depending on the group you're in.

      2.0
      30 June 2026
      Sr. systems administrator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      great people to work with, but not for.

      Cons

      Leadership needs to look inward and see what is wrong. If you want to get hired here you must need to know someone hire up.

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