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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
      5.0
      Oct 9, 2015

      Great place

      Senior staff
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Numerous opportunities to work on interesting projects with a very talented community of people.

      Cons

      Pay competitive, but not Microsoft, Google, Apple, or other big company with stock options, etc.

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      MIT Lincoln Laboratory Response
      10y
      Thank you for your comments and for your long tenure at the Laboratory. Standard benchmarks show our compensation to be competitive with similar industries As a not for profit laboratory, we do not have stock options or other programs. The total compensation plan, including salary, benefits, and work/life balance is typically quite positive.
      4.0
      Oct 2, 2015

      Laid back and flexible, but there is little room for growth

      Associate technical staff
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      Pros

      There are a lot of smart people with PhDs. If you have a PhD you can write your own job description within the mission of the Lab. You can easily switch projects no matter your level. Very flexible hours in most groups and you get to leave work at work. Work can be interesting, but you have to be self-driven or it can be easy to get bored. It is a great place to experiment with interesting hardware.

      Cons

      Since most of the projects come from the Department of Defense you have to be OK with the results of your work going in that direction. Since Lincoln is small potatoes for the government it is easy for your work to go into some presentation that never goes beyond a low-level government or military official. It can be hard to see your work actually having impact. Turnover is really a problem especially for computer scientists. I would guess the average is under 2 years. It can be really tough to overcome a lack of advanced degree. There are three main researcher positions and these are nominally for bachelor's, master's, and PhD. It requires a lot of luck to get promoted beyond your degree level. It can seem like you get the same minimal raise no matter what you do which promotes ambivalence.

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      MIT Lincoln Laboratory Response
      10y
      Thank you for your input. We do have a flat organization without a lot of levels. Advanced degrees are valued but we try to focus on the work and the contributions that employees make when considering promotion. I would encourage employees to discuss potential career progression with their management to identify how to best prepare for progress.
      5.0
      Sep 2, 2015

      Great place to work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      You work with a lot of people that genuinly want to be there. Also 10 percent of your salary into retirement

      Cons

      You get a little less salary than you would in proper industry.

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      MIT Lincoln Laboratory Response
      10y
      Thanks for your comments. The 20 word minimum can be a challenge but you overcame it nicely.
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