A Black Box - Assisant Director MIT Employee Review

3.0
Apr 26, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits. Decent work/life balance. "You are as busy as you want to be". Good pension and post-retirement benefits (if you make it). Excellent brand.

Cons

Faculty rule. Professors don't make good Administrators. Average salaries. Anemic raises (2.5%-4%/ year). Second largest endowment and stock market returns in the area (Harvard is first) don't trickle down to employees. Inconsistent WFH policies (do as I say not as I do). Managers side with PIs over staff. All credit/recognition is focused on them rather than their team who really do the work.

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

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Cons

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