Is UC Riverside Riverside a good place to work?

Employees in Riverside have rated UC Riverside with 4.2 out of 5 stars in 981 anonymous Glassdoor reviews. To compare, worldwide UC Riverside employees have given a rating of 4.2 out of 5. Search open jobs at UC Riverside in Riverside or explore more of the top rated companies in Riverside .

Does UC Riverside pay well in Riverside?

UC Riverside employees working in Riverside rate their compensation and benefits with 3.6 out of 5 stars based on anonymously submitted employee reviews on Glassdoor. This is equal to the company average rating of all UC Riverside employees. Browse UC Riverside salaries in Riverside to find out how much you could get paid.

How is the work culture at UC Riverside in Riverside?

Employees in Riverside have rated UC Riverside with 4 out of 5 for work-life-balance (equal to company-wide rating), 4.4 out of 5 for diversity and inclusion (equal to company-wide rating), 4 out of 5 for culture and values (equal to company-wide rating) and 3.6 out of 5 for career opportunities (equal to company-wide rating).

How satisfied are UC Riverside employees in Riverside?

84% of employees in Riverside would recommend working at UC Riverside to a friend, compared to 86% of UC Riverside employees worldwide . The best reviews about UC Riverside Riverside have been left by employees working as Undergraduate Research Assistant , Lab Assistant and PhD Student . This is based on 981 anonymous reviews submitted on Glassdoor.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UC Riverside?

Teaching Assistant (82) , Graduate Student Researcher (79) , Graduate Research Assistant (69) , Research Assistant (67) , Student Assistant (58) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (53) , Graduate Student (33) , Student Worker (27) , Postdoctoral Fellow (25) , PhD Student (24) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (22) , Postdoctoral Researcher (21) , Lab Assistant (20) , PhD Graduate Student (17) , Postdoctoral Scholar (12)

What are the pros of working at UC Riverside according to real employee reviews?

"Its fun and you meet lots of great people and connect to all the different UCR Departments." ((in 90 reviews)); "Benefits are good and the job is pretty stable" ((in 88 reviews)); "Flexible hours and willing to work with your schedule" ((in 80 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and enjoyable to walk around." ((in 53 reviews)); "The staff was friendly and worked well with my college schedule." ((in 52 reviews))

What are the cons of working at UC Riverside according to real employee reviews?

"There are very few PIs who are not toxic in some way and the pay is very low." ((in 103 reviews)); "profit organization so the salary is low and they are understaffed so everyone is working more than two positions." ((in 46 reviews)); "Management and HR is always changing or coming up with something new." ((in 29 reviews)); "Upper management was adamant on retaining an employee who worked with us." ((in 9 reviews)); "Senior leadership" ((in 9 reviews))

What are the top reviewed UC Riverside locations?

Riverside , Los Angeles , Moreno Valley , Irvine , Orange , Fontana , Redlands , San Diego , New York , Oakland , Riverside , UC Berkeley , Newark , Rutherford , Illinois City , Upton , Tucson , Ringling , Columbus , California City , Parlier , Anaheim , Arcadia , Cerritos , El Monte , Hawthorne , Lynwood , Mission Viejo , North Hollywood , Pomona

UC Riverside Riverside reviews

4.2

86% would recommend to a friend

(981 total reviews)

Kim A. Wilcox

93% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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Employees in Riverside have given UC Riverside a rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 981 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience in Riverside. The UC Riverside employee rating in Riverside is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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981 reviews

3.0

Nov 19, 2009

Library Student assistant

Student assistant

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Pros

For a student attending UC Riverside it is a convenient workplace and has a large degree of flexibility around class schedules than other employers

Cons

Low initial pay (minimum wage), long period of time before eligible for raise

2.0

Nov 13, 2009

Stable, but stagnant

Anonymous employee

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Pros

People are outwardly friendly. People turn a blind eye to those who abuse sick and vacation leave. You do get to take classes at a discount.

Cons

Plan to pull knives out of your back. Prepare to train yourself and don't expect a lot of help. Very political. Find out who the "right" people are and don't get them upset.

4.0

Jan 4, 2009

UCR fosters a friendly, open work environment; employees maintain long careers.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

There is a great community at the University of California, Riverside, and I really enjoyed working with the people in my office. They were always very friendly, courteous, and open about what needed to get done, procedures and processes for handling different tasks/jobs, and were always open to questions when I first started working there and was learning the ropes. My supervisor was also very understanding if I had an emergency and would not be able to make it to work on time (or could reschedule hours on a different day), and openly gave praise when I completed a project and surpassed her expectations.

Cons

For my role there was not a whole lot of career advancement opportunities, but one could move laterally to different departments to seek upward mobility. I also did not have a formalized training program; I was hired because I had the desired skills and competency for the position, but I had to learn all the procedures, regulations, go-to people, and office infrastructure simply by asking and just remembering everything -- which takes a very long time and can easily overwhelm someone without anything being written down in a manual or reference book. I would also have liked regularly scheduled feedback sessions to discuss what I was NOT doing well. Praise was received for good work, but no one told me about areas I could improve on.

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