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      High-stress but collaborative - Graduate Research Assistant MIT Employee Review

      4.0
      Jan 12, 2023
      Graduate research assistant
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      Pros

      The students, post-docs, and professors that I worked with were smart, collaborative, and diverse.

      Cons

      Working under an advisor seeking tenure led to a very stressful work environment, as competition at the professor-level was very intense.

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      5.0
      Jun 10, 2026
      Student researcher
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      Pros

      Really good research opportunities to work on a project with major impact.

      Cons

      Issues heavily depend on groups.

      4.0
      Jun 12, 2026
      Postdoctoral fellow
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      Pros

      Good resources and smart people

      Cons

      The city is expensive, and the infrastructure is old

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