UC Riverside reviews

4.2

86% would recommend to a friend

(1,884 total reviews)
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Kim A. Wilcox

89% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

UC Riverside has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,884 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The UC Riverside 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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2K reviews
1.0
Mar 22, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The students, staff and mission of the University gets 5 stars. Incredible people with incredible hearts.

Cons

Management has a mindset of "this is the way it has always been done, therefore, this is how we will do it" while the entire higher education landscape changes around them. Their motto is: "We are always moving at 100 mph" which is essentially an acceptance of mediocrity. This attitude stifles innovation/collaboration and causes the most talented staff members to leave. Management gives no feedback as they are uncomfortable with receiving feedback themselves which makes it very difficult to develop as a professional. Additionally, you are promoted based on how well you enforce outdated policies, not based on any type of performance review or actual leadership ability. If you are interested in helping students succeed, this is not the place for you as the people in charge will choose whatever is easiest for them as opposed to the decision that helps the student. As admissions is the outward facing office that deals with students most frequently, this is very upsetting.

4.0
Mar 19, 2018

Great

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Depends on department, but I enjoy working here.

Cons

Bureaucracy is bad some times but it's rare.

3.0
Mar 19, 2018

Management

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great Place to work, great company culture!

Cons

Not many cons just needs better organization

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