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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

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      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
      4.0
      Oct 28, 2015

      Great place for R&D

      Technical staff
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      Pros

      The company tries to promote a good work life balance. Projects are interesting and constantly changing. Flat structure, competitive, great HR and benefits.

      Cons

      You have to work hard to distinguish yourself from everyone else. Good managers are few and far between. Most managers micromanage and are not technical enough to effectively evaluate risks.

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      MIT Lincoln Laboratory Response
      10y
      You have raised some good points and we appreciate your insight. I hope that you are also initiating this discussion in your group. Continuous improvement in management is a target that we seek to hit. Thanks for your insights.
      2.0
      Oct 17, 2015

      Death by PowerPoint

      Technical staff
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      Pros

      The association with MIT gives immediate credibility to the staff.

      Cons

      Interestingly the vast majority of staff are not MIT graduates. Lincoln Lab management is poor; groups are responsible for finding their own funding, so that research becomes subordinate to marketing. Expect to spend quite a bit of time using PowerPoint to put together presentations to attract sponsors, or work on many different projects at the whim of the group office. The previous director bought into the GE (Jack Welch) management philosophy, i.e., fire the bottom 10% and ignore the middle 80%. The current administration has not changed course significantly, These management policies are ill-suited for a research lab; it's best days are appear to behind it.

      5.0
      Oct 15, 2015

      Great Internship Experience

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Had a great summer. Group was very supportive of my education, and got exposure to a lot of cutting edge technology. Was challenged.

      Cons

      High security demands took a while to get used to, definitely put me on edge for a while.

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      MIT Lincoln Laboratory Response
      10y
      We are very pleased that you had a great summer and we hope that you will keep us in mind as your career plans evolve. Our summer intern programs have been the launching pad for some great careers. The nature of our work mandates that we be serious about security. There are many examples of companies who have relaxed security and have paid a price. We are very proud to have been chosen as one of few facilities with a superior security rating. It can take come time to get used to but eventually becomes an engrained part of the work day.
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