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MIT Lincoln Laboratory

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MIT Lincoln Laboratory reviews

4.4

96% would recommend to a friend

(512 total reviews)
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Eric Evans

98% approve of CEO

86% positive business outlook

MIT Lincoln Laboratory has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 512 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The MIT Lincoln Laboratory employee rating is 21% above average for employers within the Aerospace & Defense industry (3.6 stars).

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512 reviews
3.0
Apr 8, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Not a lot of Deadlines

Cons

Doesn't pay much, structured environment. No chance for forward growth.

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MIT Lincoln Laboratory Response
10y
We appreciate you taking time to comment. Our pay and total compensation structure is reviewed regularly and found to be quite competitive with local market data. I would encourage you to talk with your management about potential growth opportunities. Our tuition assistance program and frequent in house courses are good ways to generate interest from hiring managers.
5.0
Apr 7, 2016

Excellent place to work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Very good salary, exciting technology areas and always something very interesting to work on. You fill an important role performing research and analysis in the pursuit of national security. Also plenty of seminars and ongoing learning opportunities.

Cons

Flat company hierarchy can be discouraging for someone looking to "move up a ladder" as fast as possible. Also bureaucracy and security requirements can be hindering and annoying sometimes.

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MIT Lincoln Laboratory Response
10y
The flat hierarchy has the advantage of reducing administration and layers of management but it does create the impression that you can't "move up the ladder". This is under review but in the interim, we continue to be able to offer depth and breadth of technical work that is rarely found. Our performance review process is currently being reviewed and more details on changes should be available soon. Thank you for taking the time to comment.
4.0
Apr 2, 2016

Assistant Staff

Anonymous employee
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Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of opportunities to work on interesting problems.

Cons

Can be slow-moving at times, much less so than the Defense industry however

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MIT Lincoln Laboratory Response
10y
Thanks for your input. We believe that we can offer unrivaled opportunities to work on important and interesting work.
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