UCLA reviews

4.1

77% would recommend to a friend

(5,747 total reviews)
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Gene D. Block

70% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

UCLA has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 5,747 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The UCLA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Educación industry (3.7 stars).

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6K reviews
2.0
May 30, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

The campus itself if nice and the surrounding city has a lot of restaurants. Health benefits are good. Vanpool service is convenient.Having this prestigious university in your resume is also a plus.

Cons

I was started at the lowest hourly rate for my position, which was fine since I did not have much experience. I was told that an increase would be requested for me once I received more training and experience. After three years of working here, the only raise I've received was the campus-wide salary increase of 3%, all while several coworkers have gotten equity increases during that span of time. I think that is because management plays favorites, and neglects everybody else. Even after requesting to be put into consideration for an equity increase, I was told that they are no longer putting through requests for the time being. Proper training is limited; they just throw you in a classes after classes without showing you how they all connect. Fund management classes are useful for people who already have some experience with the job responsibilities, not for new employees. Opportunities for advancement seem hard to come by. Department director seems to be set on implementing rules without her staff's input. Office has high turnover rate. Hard work goes unrecognized, too much politics, no investment in employees, work is monotonous. The only reason I've stayed this long is because of co-workers, but at this point, even that is not enough.

5.0
May 26, 2013

Great environment for learning science

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Many available resources for learning

Cons

None that comes to mind.

3.0
May 20, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits (health, insurance, paid sick/vacation, paid tuition, recreation programs, paid conferences and travel) Great location and beautiful campus - right by Westwood Village with plenty of nice restaurants and shopping centers Great food - gourmet food at a low cost

Cons

Parking costs ($280 every three months) Very poor management and HR system - you're at a mercy of whoever is above you, which will most likely NOT know what they are doing

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