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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

85% positive business outlook

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
Jan 14, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It's probably a good place for people for whom work/life balance, benefits and such are more important than career growth opportunities and/or innovation.

Cons

ultra-conservative & risk-adverse when it comes to new ideas and methodologies. Management does not seem to know what to do with the staff members who are trying to push the technological envelope--those who keep up with the latest advances and try to incorporate them into the projects they are working on. There actually seems to be a fear of creativity. Employees who go along with the *program* and either don't think outside the box or else suppress their novel ideas and approaches are the ones who are rewarded. Those who try to do things differently will be beaten down, or at least ignored. This may be dependent upon the group you work in and the projects you work on in a group. However, many staff members I know have expressed similar concerns/dis-satisfactions.

3.0
Oct 11, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Some interesting projects to work on - Steady employment through Govt contracts - Some flexibility

Cons

- Not much career mobility for contractors - Compensation depends on contracting company - this can be very mixed - Contractors are definitely "second class" employees compared to staff

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