4.0
Apr 28, 2015
Former employee, more than 5 years
Los Angeles, CA
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Pros
IT is generally decentralized at UCLA, which means you may be working on a small group and have a lot of input on the direction of your projects. The campus is beautiful and most people who work there are great. Work/life balance is excellent. There are several technology groups and professional development programs that can help you from feeling locked away in your tiny department.
Cons
Because of the decentralization of IT, it can be difficult to learn from co-workers or to move up in the organization. Promotion is often diagonal into another department, which may have drastically different culture. Some employees are complacent and not interested enough in doing great work.