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      4.1

      77% would recommend to a friend

      (5,742 total reviews)
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      Gene D. Block

      70% approve of CEO

      60% 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 5,742 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 Education industry (3.7 stars).

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      6K reviews
      1.0
      Dec 25, 2014

      Extremely disappointed

      Administrative assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good work/life balance if you are lucky to have a good manager which I didn't have. Benefits were good

      Cons

      There is absolutely no formal training for the job function you are about to do. Management is not helpful in the sense that you are assumed to have knowledge of all relevant departments of UCLA and have advanced skillset for MS Excel. Guidelines were not set and I had to figure out everything by myself. No feedback at all if I was doing a good or bad job until the day I got let go. Absolutely horrible experience.

      5.0
      Sep 10, 2014

      UCLA Rocks.

      Student affairs officer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Really depends on which department you end up working for. The one I was at was a relaxed/flexible environment with friendly and supportive coworkers. Work-life balance was great -- rarely had to stay long hours. Benefits were awesome! A great place to start your first job or work for as a career. Being at UCLA is always exciting because change is always happening.

      Cons

      Working for a huge public entity means you are subjected to the whims of $$ coming from up top. I've seen positions cut or consolidated. Pay grades/promotions is rather strict, but at least you know what you are getting yourself into.

      3.0
      Jun 24, 2014

      Stayed much longer than I expected

      Administrative specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great benefits if you can last long enough to get them. Lovely working environment and campus. Great weather.

      Cons

      Inflexible. Very difficult to move up or around. Apathy of long-term employees. Working here might kill anyone's work ethic as it is a bureaucratic behemoth. Terrible commute times for staff because cost of living in area is unaffordable to anyone other than the super rich. Extreme financial peaks and valleys exacerbated by poor management.

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