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      A Black Box - Assisant Director MIT Employee Review

      3.0
      Apr 26, 2023
      Assisant director
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      Pros

      Good benefits. Decent work/life balance. "You are as busy as you want to be". Good pension and post-retirement benefits (if you make it). Excellent brand.

      Cons

      Faculty rule. Professors don't make good Administrators. Average salaries. Anemic raises (2.5%-4%/ year). Second largest endowment and stock market returns in the area (Harvard is first) don't trickle down to employees. Inconsistent WFH policies (do as I say not as I do). Managers side with PIs over staff. All credit/recognition is focused on them rather than their team who really do the work.

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      5.0
      Jul 2, 2026
      Anonymous intern
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      Pros

      Solid research and great overall experience

      Cons

      can't think of any cons.

      4.0
      Jun 26, 2026
      Research specialist limited-mit doctoral
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      Pros

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

      Cons

      Students and Postdocs are expensive due to high overhead, so unreasonably high productivity is often expected compared to other institutions. PIs are typically stretched very thin. Most departments/labs are very space limited which makes it harder to do safe and productive research.

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