Depends completely on your supervisor - Anonymous employee MIT Employee Review

3.0
12 Jul 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Well- equipped facilities - Most labs are well-funded

Cons

- Post-docs not allowed to participate in retirement planning. - Cost of living not cheap. - Post-doc salaries mediocre.

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