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      UC Davis reviews

      4.3

      86% would recommend to a friend

      (3,852 total reviews)
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      Linda Katehi

      76% approve of CEO

      67% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.2

      Culture & values

      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.8

      Senior management

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      UC Davis has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,852 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The UC Davis 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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      4K reviews
      3.0
      Jan 30, 2024

      Students have no power

      Graduate student researcher
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good professional development resources, huge variety of research topics

      Cons

      Graduate Students have no recourse for toxic work environments

      3.0
      Aug 10, 2023

      Made the leap

      Hr administrator assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Made the leap from the toxic health system and moved to campus and is the best decision I've ever made! I feel seen, equal, welcomed and appreciated. Love the work life balance and support from my team.

      Cons

      Distance and/or commute, nothing else bad to say

      4.0
      Apr 4, 2023

      Pay is bad but it's getting better

      Graduate student researcher
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great research at one of the best R1 universities in a number of sectors (but not all). Opportunity to learn a lot, publish papers, collaborate with lots of great people. Our department has great facilities as well. Location in Davis is amazing, you can bike to work every day. Union is helping to improve pay, if I stayed my pay would go up about 30%. Health insurance is fine.

      Cons

      If you have children, don't have a wealthier partner or don't want to live with a bunch of other people, it is very hard to live on the salary. I qualified for food stamps except for a brief period during the summer working full time. The pay does not cover the cost of a 1-bed apartment, let alone daycare, food, recreation, etc. The new pay increases mean no GSRs will qualify for food stamps or housing assistance, which is both good and bad.

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