It is ok. - Anonymous employee MIT Employee Review

3.0
Mar 26, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

You can put MIT on your resume.

Cons

I found colleagues to be very flat without a life outside of work. Employees don't move around into other positions due to a culture of feeling disloyal. As a result, folks are very burned out and have little interest in their work and life.

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5.0
Jul 2, 2026
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Pros

Solid research and great overall experience

Cons

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4.0
Jun 26, 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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