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5.0
Feb 27, 2025
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Pros

A great place to start a research career. A stimulating research environment (of course), brilliant and kind colleagues, good benefits, and a decent salary for a postdoc. In hindsight, although I worked myself to the bone, nobody was monitoring my hours and so I could have had great work-life balance if I'd wanted.

Cons

My PIs were so in-demand/overburdened that I didn't get nearly as much 1:1 mentorship as I would have liked. I was also the only full-time researcher on my project, so the work was lonely at times. I'm guessing that is a common experience.

4.0
Feb 24, 2025

MIT

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Pros

Progressive upper management that actually wants to create a great organization and wants employees to have a good quality of life. Relatively flexible work arrangement where department managers are given freedom to manage their teams in a way that works best for them.

Cons

Internal politics that can cause stress, lack of promotions/opportunities, very small and infrequent raises, siloed teams.

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