UC Riverside Riverside reviews

4.2

86% would recommend to a friend

(982 total reviews)
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Kim A. Wilcox

93% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Employees in Riverside CA have given UC Riverside a rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 982 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience in Riverside CA. The UC Riverside employee rating in Riverside CA is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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982 reviews
3.0
Jan 18, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

1. Free food on breaks 2. Management was incredibly kind and caring 3. Flexible hours 4. Good short-term job

Cons

1. Lack of diversity. 2. The student worker body is not always the most efficient. 3. Student Leads don't hold themselves to the standards they hold the people they supervise. 4. The chain of command is too long. Too much trust is put in student leads, who often don't communicate management's wishes as well as they should.

3.0
Jan 16, 2026

Reader salary at UCR

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

extra income with studies which helps in living expenses

Cons

less salary than the work

4.0
Jan 16, 2026

Student Assistant

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very flexible with your schedule.

Cons

Depending on the department you work for you respond to different superiors and all the faculty, with that they each assign a variety of tasks so you have to become a jack of all trades which is fine but the con is it takes a minute to adapt and learn how everything works.

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