An enriching experience - Research Assistant UCLA Employee Review

4.0
Nov 24, 2013
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Pros

During my time as an undergraduate student I consequently worked in multiple different departments at UCLA. HR managed this extremely efficiently. Even in the humanities, there are several paid research opportunities that give you access to researchers/professors that are well-respected in their fields.

Cons

Hours per week expectations may be hard to manage. Be clear about your work availability and ask for flexibility during exam periods.

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Cons

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Pros

None that I can think of

Cons

A colleague was laid off today. She was with UCLA for 10+ years. She got a meeting invite with 10 minutes notice. Her Director read out a cold statement that her position was eliminated and handed her over to the HR. Her manager came running to her cubicle and told her she had 2 minutes to pack up and leave. He insisted that he accompanied her to her car. Many other colleagues had similar or worse experiences. All Managers and Directors and above saved their jobs. And they sacrificed many individual contributors.

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