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UC Irvine Reviews
Updated Nov 29, 2023
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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment
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Pros
- "Flexible hours and ability to work with fellow UCI students makes this one of the best jobs on campus." (in 87 reviews)
Cons
- "low pay and sometimes there was a conflict of creative ideas that delayed the progress of projects." (in 155 reviews)
- "Low salary compared to private industry; no way to advance if you're not a faculty member." (in 83 reviews)
- "Overworked, not appreciated, upper management completely out of touch, not worth staying for a long period of time" (in 13 reviews)
Ratings by Demographics
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- 5.0Nov 29, 2023Digital Communications CoordinatorCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearIrvine, CA
Pros
Great work life balance for those with families.
Cons
I cant think of any cons!
- 5.0Nov 27, 2023Postdoctoral ScholarCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsIrvine, CA
Pros
Great benefits thanks to postdocs union, one of the highest salaries for postdocs
Cons
+ Excellent benefits due to the postdocs union. + The option to secure a two-year initial contract, providing job stability. + One of the highest salaries for postdoctoral positions in the field.
- 4.0Nov 29, 2023Human Resources RepresentativeFormer Employee, more than 1 yearIrvine, CA
Pros
Steady schedule (M-F, 8-5), a lot of holidays, vacation accrual
Cons
Bureaucratic, clique-ish, no room for improvement
- 3.0Nov 29, 2023Preschool TeacherCurrent Employee, more than 8 yearsIrvine, CA
Pros
Full benefits from day 1
Cons
limited career opportunties in this series
- 4.0Nov 29, 2023Campus RepresentativeFormer Employee, less than 1 yearIrvine, CA
Pros
Good communication practice overall in a team setting
Cons
No time management at all
- 4.0Nov 27, 2023PhD StudentCurrent EmployeeIrvine, CA
Pros
A good research school indeed
Cons
However, the pay for phd is usually low
- 5.0Nov 21, 2023Business AnalystCurrent EmployeeIrvine, CA
Pros
Great staff. Enjoyed Work Everyday.
Cons
The location of Irvine is expensive.
- 5.0Nov 20, 2023Teaching AssistantCurrent EmployeeIrvine, CA
Pros
great experience but workload depends on class
Cons
part time low pay at 24k
- 5.0Nov 18, 2023Graduate Student ResearcherCurrent Employee
Pros
Affordable graduate student family housing and safe environment
Cons
Very high living cost in Irvine
- 5.0Nov 13, 2023Associate Project ScientistCurrent EmployeeIrvine, CA
Pros
Healthcare, flexibility, atmosphere and collaboration as well as retirement contribution
Cons
Parking cost, salary although good for academia is not great for the area
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UC Irvine has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 2,511 reviews left anonymously by employees. 89% of employees would recommend working at UC Irvine to a friend and 70% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
89% of UC Irvine employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated UC Irvine 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at UC Irvine to be career development, coworkers, benefits and the cons to be culture, management.
