UC Davis reviews

4.3

87% would recommend to a friend

(3,855 total reviews)
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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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5.0
Jul 29, 2010

Great learning experience

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Pros

I was a student employee for a UC Davis department for 2 quarters, and felt like the staff was very helpful in allowing me to have hands on experience in working in an office environment. They encouraged me to express interest in any of the projects that the office was working on and welcomed participation. I felt like my time there was a great learning experience and looks great on my resume.

Cons

My experience working at my particular department was all together positive during the time I was there. Unfortunately, due to budget cuts, my position was no longer made available to me. Be prepared to feel the effects of budget cuts.

2.0
Jul 23, 2010

Working with ecologists and population biologists

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Pros

- diverse groups of scientists (from physics to mathematicians) for technical consultation - plenty of TA and GSR funding opportunities - quality faculties

Cons

- likely to live in the small, uneventful town - student body tends to be competitive and relatively difficult to ask question and collaborate with - dichotomization of training: with academics on the one hand, and applied field researchers on the other. There's a large developmental blind-spot for those who wish to go into interdisciplinary fields (i.e. business-science, politics-science, media-science).

3.0
Jun 24, 2010

Review of UC Davis

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Pros

The benefits are the best part of working at Davis. There are many options to choose from for Medical. The time off is substantial since you have both vacation days and holidays off.

Cons

One of the downsides of Davis is the difficulty in getting promoted or having your position reclassified to a higher level.

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