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University of Alaska Anchorage Reviews
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Found 162 of over 180 reviews
61% Recommend to a Friend
82% Approve of CEO
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- "In 8 years as staff at UAA I found both education and administrative management routinely engage in unethical behaviour, usually to undermine each other's departments." (in 4 reviews)
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- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great place to be for university
Cons
None I can think of
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Housing Maintenance at UAA
Jan 31, 2023 - Summer Student WorkerRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
-Plenty of work to do, amazing coworkers and a manager who really cares about his employees, adequate amounts of rest during the long summer hours. -Free housing for student workers -Lots of room for time off in June and July -20 hours overtime/week in May/August but no room for time off.
Cons
-Low pay for student workers, HOWEVER the manager is really fighting for more pay for them. -Other housing staff frequently incompetent, leading to mistakes that have to be fixed by the maintenance crew.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Excellent team and work environment
Feb 2, 2023 - Analyst and Program Specialist in Anchorage, AKRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Excellent team, rewarding work, healthy company culture
Cons
Low pay and limited health benefits
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Good benefits, sadly not so good environment
Sep 6, 2022 - Program Coordinator in Anchorage, AKRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Benefits of time off accrues are awesome. Pay is good.
Cons
My specific supervisor and lead is not a good fit.
Continue reading - Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Helping students achieve their dreams.
Cons
Management is toxic. Management is toxic.
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Great Job, Decent Pay
Jan 13, 2023 - Financial Aid Analyst in Anchorage, AKRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Fantastic Team and managers, Good work-life balance
Cons
Dealing with occasionally unreasonable students
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
- Good amount of vacation time, sick time and public holidays - Good co-workers, good collaboration and teamwork
Cons
-Sometimes things move slow. For example, hiring and other HR practices. -Slow implementation, slow to change
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
- Not many people ask for help, but when they do the task isn’t too difficult. - Homework can be done during shift when everything else is done, which isn’t a lot - Friendly supervisors and coworkers - Tag along with supervisors as they complete support tickets
Cons
- Not really trained to troubleshoot/fix much in the lab, just given a lab manual to read from to troubleshoot
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Great workplace if you have classes at UAA
Dec 2, 2022 - Undergraduate Student Assistant in Anchorage, AKRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
A 5 to 10 min walk to the UAA campus and back to the housing. Employers teach you even if you have no experience.
Cons
Work hours can be short if you have 4 or more classes meaning less pay. Pay per hour can change seasonally.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Growth opportunities, poor compensation/benefits
Dec 17, 2022 - Director in Anchorage, AKRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Admin is invested in building career growth for employees; Work is meaningful and have opportunities to explore what I'm interested in
Cons
Compensation is disproportionately low the higher I've climbed; benefits are expensive
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University of Alaska Anchorage has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 180 reviews left anonymously by employees. 61% of employees would recommend working at University of Alaska Anchorage to a friend and 60% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.
61% of University of Alaska Anchorage employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated University of Alaska Anchorage 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at University of Alaska Anchorage to be career development, coworkers, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, culture, management.
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