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As part of its mission, the Council on Family and Work monitors the quality of life at MIT and shares its impressions with senior administrators, key committees, and the larger community.
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Dear MIT Community
Earlier this spring, the MIT community responded in record numbers to our request for feedback on your work-life environment. The Council on Family and Work's primary objectives for the survey were to identify and evaluate family and work related issues and to develop recommendations for MIT's senior administration.
We are gratified by the strong response from our community, and are beginning the next phase of work for the Council -- writing a formal report and formulating recommendations that can improve the well-being of our community, helping ensure MIT is a place where we have fulfilling and productive professional and personal lives.
While that report will not be complete until the Fall term, we want to take this opportunity to present some highlights from the survey, available now from http://web.mit.edu/ir/surveys/staffsurvey.html.
The findings include:
- 91% of faculty and staff reported being somewhat or very satisfied being an employee of MIT.
- 86% agreed their department/unit is a good fit for them.
- 80% said they were satisfied with their ability to integrate the needs of their work with those of their personal/family life.
- 86% described their overall physical health as good or excellent, compared to other people their own age.
We thank you for your participation and look forward to reporting our recommendations to the community in the Fall.
Sincerely yours,
Anne McCants, Professor of History and Head, History Section
Jim Bales, Instructor, Edgerton Center Assistant Director
Co-Chairs, MIT Council on Family and Work
