UC Merced reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(650 total reviews)

Dorothy Leland

75% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

UC Merced has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 650 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UC Merced 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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650 reviews
2.0
Sep 21, 2023

Aggressive environment

Recommend
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Pros

Tuition and health benefits are covered.

Cons

This is tentative employment not guaranteed during degree. Union is constantly after them for pay/benefits while deans/admin staff get huge raises. There is no training. Staff do not take feedback. A lot of folks trying to be king of a very small hill.

3.0
Sep 12, 2023

A Rapidly Declining Workplace

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Not the worst place to live Generally kind and thoughtful students

Cons

Mismanagement from upper admin is leading to widespread layoffs, because of course those responsible for budget shortfalls can't be held accountable themselves.

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