Professors Lack People & Management Skills - PhD Candidate UC Riverside Employee Review

3.0
Jan 9, 2021
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Pros

There are good professional development resources, such as the career center and the Graduate Quantitative Methods Center (GradQuant). The time to graduate student completion is flexible. Depending on your lab you can get a collaborative environment where you can learn and advance your knowledge.

Cons

As other reviewers have stated, accountability for professors is definitely lacking. An average of 70% of the professors do not know how to manage people and their own personal stress. They often do not know how to positively motivate their students and staff, and instead resort to intimidation and insults thinking it will provide the results they want. There is no department that oversees or addresses such issues and eventually this promotes a negative environment among many departments/labs. This also makes it difficult to choose a good mentor. The area around the university is a little boring, if you're willing to drive to LA or the OC then you can get access to better cafes and restaurants.

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5.0
Jul 20, 2026
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Pros

Great management, hours are flexible and staff is friendly. Plenty of benefits regarding location to campus and proximity to cooking well.

Cons

Hours are dependent on staff size, so if you’re in a larger group you may need to be quicker when picking up shifts

3.0
Jul 24, 2026
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Pros

Diverse campus Most faculty are very well-connected and supportive Some opportunities for funded travel to conferences, etc. I was able to get enough experience in 3 years as a TA to land a full-time job in the career field I want to pursue.

Cons

As a teaching assistant in my department (comparative literature), you will be mostly on your own if you are assigned to teach language course. Grad students are notoriously exploited and this program/ position is typical of the field in this sense. The institution is a business at the end of the day, so remember that your health and overall wellbeing are not a priority for the university; as a teaching assistant, you MUST have strong boundaries or you will be burnt out by midterms.

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