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California State University reviews

3.9

68% would recommend to a friend

(384 total reviews)

Timothy P. White

80% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

California State University has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 384 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The California State University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

384 reviews
2.0
Dec 5, 2017

Review

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits (health, education, dental, vacation, sick leave)

Cons

lack of advancement, staff retention, workload, salary

2.0
Feb 27, 2017

This place is NOT a meritocracy

Administrative analyst
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Not much work expected after hours. Also the staff development funding and time is pretty generous. I've never had a conference or training request turned down.

Cons

There's no incentive to do things well or to care too much. Performance reviews are a joke, and have no bearing on any raises or promotions, so there's no accountability. If you think you deserve a promotion, you have to wait and wait for an opening to be posted, apply, and go through a whole interview process (unless you're somehow in management, they get promotions much more often, and it's not always based on talent/quality of work). There are just too many people here counting down the years until they retire, so nobody's thinking of systems/technology/etc. for the long-term. Very frustrating.

4.0
Jan 24, 2017

Great experience working at the Chancellor's office

Student assistant
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

This is a great place to work if you are a student. They work with your schedule and are understanding that school is a priority. Depending on the department the work load can be low to medium. Everyone is very nice and you can learn a lot of basic skills to improve professionalism.

Cons

This is an office job, so personally it is hard to be at a computer for such an extended amount of time.

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