Hard work but fulfilling - Graduate Student Researcher MIT Employee Review

5.0
10 Jul 2012
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Pros

There is a lot of personal satisfaction. I manage my own time and am granted a lot of freedom.

Cons

I work way too many hours. If you divide my salary by the number of hours that I work, then I'm sure that I make less than minimum wage.

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