Nice as a launching pad - Programmer/Analyst I UC San Diego Employee Review

4.0
Aug 12, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

It's a stable job with well-defined requirements. Being an educational institution, there is generally support for professional development in the form of connecting you with more experience people in the same function or other education opportunities.

Cons

Seniority is king, merit is unrewarded, and underperforming employees languish forever in their jobs, wasting resources. Top management is wasteful, unfocused, and unattentive. Tight salary guidelines mean overspending on unproductive employees while failing to attract high-performers. Dominance of part-time low-salary positions among line staffers means the workforce is divided between cushily-paid middle management with decades of experience and low-paid line employees who last about a year or two on average - very few people in between, there is no pipeline of professional development.

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5.0
Jul 22, 2026
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Pros

Worked as one of the Summer Camp Counselor, Very organized schedule, relatively(ish) flexible hours Staff meetings were clear and concise, Supplied us with plenty of sunscreen.

Cons

More staffing would be nice.

3.0
Jul 23, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Freedom and relative job security. Good benefits, especially a pension plan.

Cons

Below market pay and little support to effetely do your job.

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