UC Davis reviews

4.3

87% would recommend to a friend

(3,855 total reviews)
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76% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

UC Davis has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,855 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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4.0
Jan 14, 2011
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Pros

friendly environment, very "davis"-like academically oriented projecs nice management not a huge organization but i liked working there

Cons

limited opportunities for growth school bureaucracy gets in the way because many students get employed here, lots of turnaround

4.0
Jan 4, 2011

Good work environment but tough to advance

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great benefits and work/life balance. Positive collegial interactions.

Cons

Lower salary than comparables, professors hold all the cards.

4.0
Oct 2, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

- Cushy - Great benefits - Relaxed, university atmosphere - Work / life balance - If you're a hard worker, easy to stand out

Cons

- Cushy - Compensation not competitive to private industry - Politics can get in the way of results - Can stifle career development if you get too comfortable

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