MIT employees receive up to 15 vacation days for the first year of eligible service; 20 days if you have more than one year of eligible service. An additional five vacation days are available every fifth year beginning with your tenth year of eligible service. Learn more: http://hrweb.mit.edu/policy/4-2.
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51-60 of 110 Reviews
5.0
Jan 5, 2022
Anonymous employee
Current
Boston, Massachusetts
Really generous vacation and sick time and you get more the longer you work there.
5.0
Sep 23, 2021
Anonymous Engineering Manager
Current
Cambridge, Massachusetts
3 weeks paid vacation for new hires staff additional week after 5th year anniversary and recently MIT added the week between Christmas and new year’s eve as a vacation
5.0
Sep 16, 2021
Anonymous employee
Former
Cambridge, Maryland
15 days in the first year of employment, 20 in the following years
5.0
Jun 26, 2021
Anonymous employee
Current
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Managers are reasonable and never say no to request for urgent leave
5.0
May 26, 2021
Anonymous Manager Operations
Current
Cambridge, Massachusetts
20 days vacations + 18 vacations days
5.0
May 13, 2021
Anonymous Administrative Assistant
Former
Cambridge, Massachusetts
No negatives just a good amount of paid time off is offered. And more important they expect you to take it.
4.0
Feb 9, 2021
Anonymous employee
Current
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Amplet time off and reasonable sidk days and roll over allowed
5.0
Jan 19, 2021
Anonymous employee
Current
Cambridge, Massachusetts
MIT has many holidays and a generous amount of vacation days.
4.0
Aug 17, 2020
Anonymous Administrative Assistant
Former
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The best part is that sick time and vacation are separated. I wish it accrued faster, but it is a competitive amount.
5.0
Apr 20, 2020
Anonymous employee
Current
Cambridge, Massachusetts
I think you get about 4 weeks of vacation. I think you get about 4 weeks of vacation.