UC San Diego Reviews

Pros

The campus is in a wonderful location. The coworkers were fantastic people who were very friendly and into creating a community, and the facilities were world class.

Cons

The major downside of working at UCSD was being subject to furloughs, but this is to be expected of any public institution that receives grant money and is dependent on the economy.

Advice to Senior Management

The budgetary issues at the university seem to be increasing as the years pass due to increasing student cost and also seemingly less value to their students.

Pros

Great benefits, nice coworkers, great environment. You have to work hard and always be innovative there. You need to look around for promotional opportunities.

Cons

Not many cons, the uc retirement package was in trouble and with the state budget crisis there were pay cuts. That is always hard on moralle.

Pros

cutting edge science, lots of work to do

Cons

typical political shenanigans like all public-sector jobs. Lots of clock-punchers.

Pros

Fantastic research, and amazing brains on that research
Lots of money coming in due to UCSD's place in research world
Lots of conveniences on campus: tons of food, coffee, post office, etc...
Job stability - because it's almost impossible to get fired.

Cons

I have to pay $80 a month for parking?
Awful, awful chance for promotions and raises: breeding of apathy due to this
Huge bureaucracy, along with apathetic workers = everything take forever
Too many below average workers still getting paid because getting fired is extremely difficult

Advice to Senior Management

Work to create an environment of growth - most people who want to contribute more are stuck because of raise/promotions rules and regulations. End result? The good ones migrate to industry.

Pros

Great place to learn cutting edge science.

Cons

Very slow to promote, unstable funding is annoying

Advice to Senior Management

There is a reason behind your 'brain drain'

Pros

Great benefits.one of the few companies with a pension. Cutting edge medical research and science, great lcation and close to the ocean

Cons

Not a lot of diversity in work/practical experience. Large population of the staff graduate from UCSD and work there their entire careers.

Advice to Senior Management

Need more diversity in key positions from outside of the University. This will help in building for the future as CA continues to face budget cuts.

Pros

The fun people that work here and the relaxing environment are some of the best reasons to work at the Rady School of Management.

Cons

The downsides to working at the Rady School of Management is that it can fluctuate in the workload here. It would get very busy at times and then not busy at all at others.

Pros

My positions is very flexible and I get to work with instruments that few people will have the opportunity to work with.

Cons

I'm not sure where my current work will lead me. My position may not be typical, ever lab is different but I usually work allow with very little input from my supervisor.

Advice to Senior Management

More group meetings and a willingness to help researcher advance in the career.

Pros

Great location, terrific reputation for some disciplines.

Cons

Professors not teachers, student initiatives difficult to implement

Pros

People are really nice and always ready to teach you the things that you want to learn about their jobs.

Cons

Work can be monotonous and dull after a while.