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Nicholas B. Dirks
323 Ratings
Pros
Very flexible and understanding (at least in my department) when it comes to work-life balance (in 61 reviews)
great work environment and city (in 87 reviews)
Cons
Low pay compared to non uni jobs (in 67 reviews)
Work/life balance could be improved (in 18 reviews)
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"Research environment"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at University of California Berkeley (Less than a year)
Pros
Berkeley encourage corporative research environment. A lot of research centers and institutes were established with a lot professors working together. The living at Berkeley is very convenient.
Cons
Some of the facility in campus is a bit out-of-dated. The Post-doc salary may be a bit low due to it is a public school
University of California Berkeley 2017-09-22 20:50 PDT![University of California Berkeley Logo]()
"Working as a GSI"
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RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at University of California Berkeley full-time (More than a year)
Pros
The students are always motivated, and the department is very helpful.
Cons
There is always budgeting issues.
University of California Berkeley 2017-09-21 19:18 PDT![University of California Berkeley Logo]()
"Berkle"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at University of California Berkeley full-time
Pros
uhh.... nothing really applicable here
Cons
There is too much suffering
Advice to Management
Stop the suffering
University of California Berkeley 2017-09-20 22:40 PDT![University of California Berkeley Logo]()
"UC Berkeley postdoc salary"
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I have been working at University of California Berkeley full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
good benefit, especially the health insurance
Cons
high competition, high pressure depending on your PI
University of California Berkeley 2017-09-17 07:53 PDT![University of California Berkeley Logo]()
"Teacher Assistant"
StarStarStarStarStarI have been working at University of California Berkeley part-time
Pros
Practice public speaking continually helps your development.
Cons
Grading takes a lot of time.
University of California Berkeley 2017-09-17 16:16 PDT![University of California Berkeley Logo]()
"Research Assistant for Haas School of Business"
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Pros
I really enjoyed working in the REFM lab this summer. Everyone was super friendly. I also really appreciated the support I got for my project.
Cons
Caltime (the clocking system) was online and a little bit buggy.
University of California Berkeley 2017-09-16 15:08 PDT![University of California Berkeley Logo]()
"PhD Student"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at University of California Berkeley full-time
Pros
I love the campus, professors, students, and staffs here.
Cons
Not enough for a family to live
University of California Berkeley 2017-09-16 18:06 PDT![University of California Berkeley Logo]()
"Great"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at University of California Berkeley part-time (More than a year)
Pros
great environment, great coworkers, lots of resources
Cons
can get crowded, not many benefits
University of California Berkeley 2017-09-15 15:52 PDT![University of California Berkeley Logo]()
"Executive Assistant"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at University of California Berkeley full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
There are a lot of opportunities for advancement on campus. Much of it is dependent on your immediate supervisor, and whether he/she supports upward mobility and ambition. The benefits are amazing and there are many extremely smart people, including staff, faculty, and students. There is a reason it is the best university in the world.
Cons
Many staff members are entrenched in the way they have done things for 25 years and are not open to new methods or technologies. These days we have better communication methods better than faxing! It is a huge bureaucracy and things move very slowly. You have to negotiate the best salary you can when you are hired because raises are nearly non-existent. Some years it is a 2% increase, sometimes none.
Advice to Management
Allow your staff to grow and advance. It will only help the University!
University of California Berkeley 2017-09-14 08:52 PDT![University of California Berkeley Logo]()
"Research Assistant"
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Pros
Smartest people in the world, experts in their field.
Cons
None. Depends on the department and lab
University of California Berkeley 2017-09-15 00:01 PDT
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