Good Lab + Management = Good Experience - Research Scientist UCLA Employee Review

3.0
Oct 14, 2024
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Pros

Opportunities to collaborate with excellent and distinguished leaders in their field; how good a time you have will often be determined by the people in your daily orbit

Cons

Academic research can be frustrating and thankless at times, with a difficult work-life balance

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5.0
Jul 5, 2026
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Pros

Great pay and good work

Cons

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1.0
Jul 5, 2026
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Pros

None that I can think of

Cons

A colleague was laid off today. She was with UCLA for 10+ years. She got a meeting invite with 10 minutes notice. Her Director read out a cold statement that her position was eliminated and handed her over to the HR. Her manager came running to her cubicle and told her she had 2 minutes to pack up and leave. He insisted that he accompanied her to her car. Many other colleagues had similar or worse experiences. All Managers and Directors and above saved their jobs. And they sacrificed many individual contributors.

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