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Jan 8, 2009
Current employee
Santa Barbara, CA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Depends ( I can only speak for IT Staff, academic positions are another area I cannot address). If you're looking for a reliable job and want benefits it's the place for you. Merit is not really rewarded because virtually everyone gets the same increase regardless of performance. The exceptional are ignored (not to say I was exceptional but I saw some who were). Only the really really terrible are ever disciplined/fired.
Cons
It's Political!!! The Professors run the campus (as they should) and look out for their salaries and increases before anyone else. Increase in pay typically requires accepting a job at a different department. Be prepared for very very little growth in a job unless you are re-hired in another department.