Staff are poorly supported by faculty and overworked - Administrative Assistant III UC Santa Cruz Employee Review

2.0
Feb 27, 2014
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Pros

You get to work with smart people, support education, work on a beautiful campus, and get decent benefits. In addition, the staff are hard-working and supportive of each other.

Cons

The UC system and UCSC are run by faculty who in a lot of cases do not understand the reality of what it takes to make a seemingly simple task happen. They are cutting more and more staff positions while taking on more students and faculty. Meanwhile, the faculty don't have enough support because the staff are stretched so thinly.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
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Pros

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Cons

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