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      UC Davis reviews

      4.3

      87% would recommend to a friend

      (3,855 total reviews)
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      Linda Katehi

      76% approve of CEO

      67% positive business outlook

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      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 3,855 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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      4K reviews
      3.0
      Feb 28, 2011

      Great place to have on my newly building resume, not in my future though.

      Research assistant
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      Pros

      Very hands on job that allowed me to work alongside other companies that I wouldn't have ever been able to. I easily could have made stronger connections with many CA and FED agencies.

      Cons

      Too laid back for a career. Honestly made me think twice about what I wanted to work towards in life and I feel as if the people there had settled on something that I wouldn't be comfortable doing the same.

      5.0
      Sep 9, 2010

      Job depends STRONGLY on who your lab head is

      Graduate student researcher
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      Pros

      Great healthcare thanks to Graduate Student union bargaining Beautiful location My lab head gives mu *lots* of flexibility as long as I get things done, which works very well for me.

      Cons

      Budget cuts are demoralizing. To some degree, there's a climate of pooh-poohing new ideas just because they're new, and would require a change.

      2.0
      Sep 2, 2010

      Bad postdoctoral experience

      Postdoctoral fellow
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      Pros

      I got this job when I was finishing my PhD in Europe. I was quite motivated when I come here. The advisor was quite famous and has a strong record on some topics in which I was interested. The salary was also ok comparing to different postdoc fellows in the computer science disciplines.

      Cons

      The advisor was a really character despite his strong scientific record. He was a micro management freak who has the impression that all others are behind his back. He tried to put me on some topics that I don't have the chance to get any publications out. I learned he was also in trouble with his fellow grad students. This is my personal experience. On the other hand, Davis is a little bit isolated from the bay area, it is not well connected with industry which makes it harder to make a transfer from Davis to the Bay Area.

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