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    Massachusetts General Hospital Reviews

    Updated January 22, 2019
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    Massachusetts General Hospital President Peter L. Slavin
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    • "Work life balance is hard, no growth opportunities" (in 16 reviews)

    • "Low salary for the high quality of life" (in 28 reviews)

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    1. "Great Place to Work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Massachusetts General Hospital full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great work environment
      Great benefits
      Very innovative
      Excellent standards
      Flexible schedules

      Cons

      Tough to move up
      Traffic driving into the city

    2. "Great opportunity for fresh grads!"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Massachusetts General Hospital full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Really awesome work environment. Very demanding (depending on the department and PI you work for) but incredibly rewarding due to the amazing patient population you get to interact with and the world-class faculty you get to work alongside with. Great health insurance!

      Cons

      Very poor pay and quite long hours. Work life balance can become skewed.

      Advice to Management

      Better on boarding process.

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    3. "Good job, ok pay, limited growth opportunities"

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      Current Employee - Clinical Engineer
      Current Employee - Clinical Engineer
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Massachusetts General Hospital full-time

      Pros

      Lot of diversity in projects and great culture and health benefits

      Cons

      Limited growth and low pay

    4. "Solid place to come for a postdoc"

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      Current Employee - Postdoctoral Research Fellow
      Current Employee - Postdoctoral Research Fellow
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Massachusetts General Hospital full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      high caliber science, collaborative environment

      Cons

      can feel lost in the system at times

    5. "Good internship"

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      Former Employee - Intern in Boston, MA
      Former Employee - Intern in Boston, MA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Massachusetts General Hospital (Less than a year)

      Pros

      good exposure to the industry

      Cons

      everyone is really busy and does not always have time to teach and talk to you

      Advice to Management

      doing good

    6. "Community Oriented"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Boston, MA
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Boston, MA

      I worked at Massachusetts General Hospital full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Lots of people stay a long time, people really like being a part of MGH

      Cons

      My department was kind of disorganized

    7. "N/A"

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      Current Employee - Research Fellow
      Current Employee - Research Fellow

      I have been working at Massachusetts General Hospital full-time

      Pros

      Good research enveriment and resource

      Cons

      poor salary in Boston area

    8. "Good place"

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      Current Employee - Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Charlestown, MA
      Current Employee - Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Charlestown, MA

      I have been working at Massachusetts General Hospital full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      good environment with the best scientists

      Cons

      highly competitive, expensive life in MA.

    9. "Registered Nurse"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Massachusetts General Hospital full-time

      Pros

      Great resources, Great employees, Nice facilities

      Cons

      Difficult to park at hospital

    10. "CLinical Research Coordinator"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Massachusetts General Hospital full-time

      Pros

      Teams are smart and inclusive

      Cons

      not great benefits and perks