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      4.1

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (5,746 total reviews)
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      70% approve of CEO

      59% positive business outlook

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      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Senior management

      UCLA has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 5,746 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
      5.0
      Jan 30, 2013

      Great people, great mission, good organization

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      Pros

      Social justice mission towards providing equitable education opportunities.

      Cons

      None. I love working for them!

      4.0
      Jan 30, 2013

      For the amount of work required, it pays very well.

      Teaching assistant
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      Pros

      High pay with a very doable workload. With so many classes offered, it's normally pretty easy to get a class that fits with your schedule. The fact that they also pay your tuition in addition to the high monthly pay is fantastic.

      Cons

      Students are in it for the grade. They have no real advice to learn. Often the professors aren't in it for the joy of teaching either. They are just interested in researching but are required to teach every once in a while. There's the rare professor who actually cares though, and that makes teaching more enjoyable.

      3.0
      Jan 29, 2013

      As a student, school jobs are beneficial but can have their setbacks.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Flexible hours and decent pay for a manageable amount of work are common for student worker positions all over the school. They never schedule you during Finals (with prior notice for some departments) and getting a day off is usually negotiable. Certain departments have student worker positions that can actually be useful in a resume (i.e. supervisor, manager, director, coordinator). Make sure to ask what opportunities are available. Given the nature of our situation (attending school full time), the benefits will outweigh the many cons (especially if you take 16-20 units a quarter like I do) - unless you can land a part time job in your career field, at that point, get the hell out. If you have a busy schedule outside of work, have several extracurriculars or devote your time to something that matters, a college job is the way to go.

      Cons

      Depending on where you work, office politics can affect even the pawns of UCLA, the student workers. The overall structure of the entire school is efficient in terms of getting the work done but you will notice there is a lot of wasted money all over. Upper management will NEVER listen to the suggestions of the individuals who are doing the actual work, often resulting in many employees lacking the tools and training necessary to complete their tasks. Student worker positions, in particular, see a lot turnover and lack of training is evident in many areas. Lastly, management greed often leads to treating student workers as full timers and are expected to bend over backwards in terms of availability during last-minute scheduling.

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