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      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
      2.0
      Oct 13, 2015

      MIT LL

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      stable work environment, good benefits and work life balance

      Cons

      difficult to get good ideas funded.

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      MIT Lincoln Laboratory Response
      10y
      We appreciate your insight. Work/Life balance is a key goal for us and it is nice that you have benefited from it. As an applied research laboratory it is sometimes the case that project funding can be dynamic. A benefit of the breadth of the Laboratory work program is that we can apply the learning and science to other projects so funding shifts may also be beneficial in the long run. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
      4.0
      Oct 12, 2015

      Associate Staff

      Associate staff
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      Pros

      First and foremost, you are working on big, important national security problems, and you will be given a lot of responsibility to make an impact. Great work-life balance, (you will rarely have to work more than 40 hours/week). The lab makes a big point to invest in employees and get them educated.

      Cons

      Sometimes feels like a government job, with a somewhat slow pace of things. Given how hard it is to get hired, you can find a private sector job for more money.

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      MIT Lincoln Laboratory Response
      10y
      We appreciate your taking the time to comment. As you have noted, we are involved in research on important projects that often have significant outcomes. While we have frequently demonstrated our ability to rapidly develop and deploy solutions when necessary, sometimes good science takes time. We are pleased that you have seen that you made an impact and have seen the Laboratory's initiative to invest in employees. It may be the case that a private sector job could involve more money but for total rewards, we are a place to consider. Thanks again for your comments.
      4.0
      Oct 10, 2015

      MIT Lincoln Laboratory

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      People are fantastic; interesting research problems; supportive culture that values innovation; work-life balance is good; family-friendly environment. did i mention the people are great?

      Cons

      salaries are good, but not great; government sponsors can be difficult; lots of challenging research problems = lots of concurrent/competing priorities

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      MIT Lincoln Laboratory Response
      10y
      Thank you for taking the time to comment. We appreciate your 5+ years of service and it is nice to see that you continue to be positive about the people at the Lab. We are proud of the talent that we are able to attract and retain and we work to keep a beneficial work-life balance. Being a not-for-profit, government funded laboratory, we do have considerations in salary planning that industry does not face. We are able to be quite competitive while maintaining the governance that is necessary. In many ways we offer the best of government, academic, and industry employment, with a focus on important projects. Thanks again for your insight.
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