Great benefits, decent pay (for grad school), but toxic culture - Research Assistant MIT Employee Review

4.0
May 19, 2025
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Pros

Unionized, so there are robust worker protections, explicit vacation and 30-day consecutive remote time, benefits (T subsidy, health/dental/vision)

Cons

At least in my department, there are a lot of toxic advisors. There is a culture of overwork at MIT

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5.0
Jun 4, 2026
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Pros

It is a great institution to do cutting-edge research

Cons

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5.0
Jun 4, 2026
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Pros

good admin support great research environment

Cons

cost of living is expensive (postdoc salary is ~60% area median income)

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