Student workers beware - Anonymous employee Cal Dining Employee Review

2.0
Mar 27, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Working with other students who understand the struggle of working to pay for rent and rising living costs while in school -Free meal per shift

Cons

-No training -Heavily underpaid -No paid sick days -Only one meal per shift -No formal procedure to file grievances -Students quitting left and right, leaving huge gaps during shifts --> remaining students who can't quit have to work harder to compensate during busy hours

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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Aug 11, 2025
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Pros

Free food, flexible scheduling for students, easy enough work

Cons

Some managers aren't the best, students can be disrespectful, the career employees don't seem to happy

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