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      MIT Lincoln Laboratory

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      MIT Lincoln Laboratory reviews

      4.4

      96% would recommend to a friend

      (510 total reviews)
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      Eric Evans

      98% approve of CEO

      86% positive business outlook

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      4.4

      Work/Life balance

      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.1

      Culture & values

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Senior management

      MIT Lincoln Laboratory has an employee rating of 4.4 out of 5 stars, based on 510 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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      510 reviews
      2.0
      Apr 9, 2014

      Not happy with the culture of the lab

      Assistant staff
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Most employees and supervisors are easy to talk to. The lab invests in employees through tuition assistance. It is friendly to people with family, providing flexible hours, health benefits, and vacation days. The lab is investing in emerging areas like bioinformatics and is unlikely to go down.

      Cons

      The pay is below average in comparison to tech industry. The lab is bureaucratic. The employee headed social groups are equally bureaucratic and awful. There are little social interactions across the lab. Group cultures differ by a lot. A few supervisors are supportive of the employees, but they are very few. There is a consensus that most group leaders are poor managers. There are service groups that are bad place to be if you are young, intelligent, and driven. Many groups persist old boy school culture.

      4.0
      Apr 1, 2014

      Great place, interesting work

      Assistant staff
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work is usually very interesting Work-life balance is fantastic Benefits are the best I've seen Chance to work across multiple domains Learn new things daily and use/invent cutting-edge technology

      Cons

      Compensation is highly dependent upon academic credentials (degree) Sometimes projects feel stale If you're not self-motivated, it is hard to succeed

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      MIT Lincoln Laboratory Response
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      We are pleased that you find this to be a great place with interesting work. It is true that this is a place where self-motivated people succeed. As technology changes rapidly, we value people who are motivated to continually improve. This is something that we focus on in the interview process. We hope that you will take advantage of learning opportunities as they arise.
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