UCLA Reviews in Los Angeles, CA Area

Pros

good health insurance, great location, flexible hours. Salary pretty decent, especially if you are a graduate student and get free or discounted tuition.

Cons

Unclear expectations, very bureaucratic structure out of sync with the needs of the job. Need more rewards for a job well done.

Pros

It is a very motivational environment.

Cons

A lot of LA traffic. Expensive area to live.

Pros

UCLA has some of the leading professionals in the world in almost any field you choose to pursue a career in.

Cons

Things at UCLA may take longer to process due to the system that is in place. Public schools adhere to more scrutiny.

Pros

It's good for resume experience. Working at a school, the environment is nice and you can meet students to make friends.

Cons

Pretty much a source for cheap labor because they always compare you to starving students who would take the job for nothing.

Advice to Senior Management

Though student labor is cheap, you get what you pay for. Offering competitive salaries will result in getting better products.

Pros

good place to work, good people and nice weather. not very challenging job. if you want to relax you can be here

Cons

too busy to have eprsonal time and jhard to communicate with ppl here. too many levels and too hard to communicate

Advice to Senior Management

too busy to have eprsonal time and jhard to communicate with ppl here. too many levels and too hard to communicate

Pros

-working with the brightest minds in the field or industry
-publishing opportunities
-great work environment, lots of people, different personalities

Cons

-pay is mediocre
-raises are not commensurate with effort
-high turnover
-budget cuts

Advice to Senior Management

-hold on to your employees, treat them well, and they will not leave, especially the career oriented employees. high turnover costs the university more money.

Pros

good enviroemnt. need to work hard to get the work done. take so much time to figure out the problem

Cons

bad expereinceiroemnt. need to work hard to get the work done. take so much time to figure out the problem

Advice to Senior Management

iroemnt. need to work hard to get the work done. take so much time to figure out the problem ac

Pros

There are so many resources available on campus to employees and students to enjoy. There's a lot of campus pride.

Cons

The bureaucracy is awful and it makes getting even simple things done a big pain. The parking is also very, very expensive.

Advice to Senior Management

TA's are treated fairly well given the tuition reimbursements that accompany salary; however, payment for jobs needs to happen a lot earlier or at more frequent intervals. If you're teaching in the Fall, you don't get paid until a month after school starts, which after three months of no summer salary makes for a very long time between payments.

Pros

As a research assistant, I could work from home or from campus; I had access to the best research sources and technologies, and the job was very interesting. The campus is beautiful and it is a dream place to work if you like research in social sciences.

Cons

No benefit, bad salary, expensive parking, and not rewarded according to your abilities but according to your level of education. I only had a bachelor degree but I was doing the job of a graduate student. Because I was not a graduate student I was not offer another job opportunity once my job ended.

Advice to Senior Management

To implement a work review program so that gifted workers can have an opportunity to grow and perhaps start a graduate school program. Work experience is the best way to find out which graduate program to join.

Pros

University Reputation
Benefits
Faculty knowledge, experience
Quality of coworkers and fellow scientists

Cons

Salary vs. Living expenses in LA

Advice to Senior Management

Great experience, not much can change to make better