Program Manager - Anonymous employee MIT Employee Review

2.0
May 19, 2017
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Pros

The students. Exceptionally smart, good natured, and really the only reason to work at MIT.

Cons

The "middle-management" level of administration and senior faculty. Insecure, megalomaniacal, petty, backstabbing, selfish, out of touch, controlling, often unethical, and often don't care about the students.

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Cons

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Pros

High quality core facilities and well resourced labs. Countless brilliant colleagues who can serve as mentors and collaborators

Cons

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