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Found 390 of over 565 reviews
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- "My experience there was phenomenal, I got to work with so many great students along with my great colleagues." (in 11 reviews)
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- "Possibilities of managers who aren't great at running projects leading to alot of frustrating days" (in 8 reviews)
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- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★Featured Review
Pros
Ability to work on what you want Unlimited opportunities for growth. If you want to do something new here. Just do it. Work life balance is great
Cons
None that I can think of
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good work environment and collaborative
Cons
Not great mobility without a higher degree
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Great Mission But Old Habits Die Hard
Jan 30, 2023 - Anonymous Employee in Lexington, MARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
The benefits are fantastic; matching 401K, MIT pension, PTO, federal holidays off, flexible work schedules.
Cons
The Lab has been around a long time and, despite junior employees finding newer, more efficient processes for executing tasks, there is still a lot of push back from lower level management with "this is how we have always done it". Can be discouraging at times but overall, I understood the reasoning why.
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Good for the start and end of your career but that is it.
Dec 19, 2022 - Assistant StaffRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Cool innovative projects. If you work hard you can develop your own ideas to retain funding
Cons
There are no promotions for hard working and innovative staff members. They generally push people to quit versus promoting their own staff and it takes years to get promoted to the position you actually work at. This generally leads to high staff turnover. The thing that is the most frustrating is generally management realizes they need to replace the staff that quit with someone who works at the level they were asking for in the first place. The salaries are really low for the area and management is generally poor.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Great People, slightly archaic
Jan 25, 2023 - Business Manager in Lexington, MARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Good benefits Great people Good Pay
Cons
Disorganized in some areas Very intelligent people who may not be willing to change Limited upward mobility for business backgrounds as engineering dominates
- Former Employee★★★★★
Beaver Works Summer Institute
Oct 18, 2022 - Teaching AssistantRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
I worked at the Beaver Works Summer Institute as a Teaching Assistant. My experience there was phenomenal, I got to work with so many great students along with my great colleagues. I participated in the program as a student the previous year, and it was a great time to come back as a TA to give back what the program has given me.
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The program was hosted online, and as a result it was difficult at times to aid students with their projects. Additionally, it is sometimes difficult for students to connect with each other, but we utilized online platforms, such as Discord to help with that.
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience and insights as a former employee of Lincoln Laboratory! We are pleased you had a positive experience as a student and a TA and it is nice to read what you find most enjoyable about working at Lincoln Laboratory.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Great place to work
Nov 30, 2022 - Technical Staff in Lexington, MARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Exciting work in all kinds of technical areas. Large enough to be very stable without being overwhelming.
Cons
Closely aligned with government/DoD so bureaucracy of some tasks can be annoying. Pay slightly lower than some similar industries, but job security is very good.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory Response
Manager, Talent Acquisition
Thanks for sharing your appreciation for the research and work load across the Lab, as it signals we are focusing our efforts in the right areas. But we do understand that our incentives won’t appease everyone, but we’re doing our best to listen and improve where we can.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Great place to work after COVID.
Cons
None that I can think of at the moment.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Technology emporium where you will learn a lot.
Cons
Could be more employee centric.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory Response
Manager, Talent Acquisition
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience and insights as a former employee of Lincoln Laboratory! We are pleased you had a positive experience as a Quantum Engineer and it is nice to read what you found most enjoyable about working at Lincoln Laboratory.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Research Lab
Nov 29, 2022 - Assistant Group Leader in Lexington, MARecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Excellent people, facilities, and world class research
Cons
Process and detail-laden. Can be slow to react.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory Response
Manager, Talent Acquisition
Thank you for holding our employees and research in high regard, just as we do. We're proud of each one of our employees and the meaningful contributions they make to the organization.
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MIT Lincoln Laboratory has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 565 reviews left anonymously by employees. 87% of employees would recommend working at MIT Lincoln Laboratory to a friend and 77% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -2% over the last 12 months.
87% of MIT Lincoln Laboratory employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated MIT Lincoln Laboratory 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at MIT Lincoln Laboratory to be culture, career development, benefits and the cons to be management, compensation.
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