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 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. 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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982 reviews
4.0
Feb 5, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great campus. Advisors are good and care about their students.

Cons

Advisors are constrained by funding, which is prevalent in academia,

2.0
Feb 2, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free food at UCR events

Cons

NOT ALL POSITIONS ARE UNION REPRESENTED. Those that are not represented have lower pay, more expensive premiums, no annual or COL raises, and no protections. Avoid the non-represented positions.

2.0
Feb 2, 2024

Not the best, but not bad

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great training opportunity. Working in education. Generally good co-workers.

Cons

Probation period is rough. Insular culture, outside ideas aren’t taken from management. Most people there have never been outside of UCR (student to employee). Pay isn’t the best,

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