Is UC Riverside a good company to work for as a Service Worker?

Service Worker professionals working at UC Riverside have rated their employer with 4.3 out of 5 stars in 30 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of UC Riverside employees being 4.2 out of 5 stars. Search open Service Worker Jobs at UC Riverside now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Service Worker interview questions at UC Riverside .

Does UC Riverside pay Service Worker employees well?

Service Worker professionals rate their compensation and benefits at UC Riverside with 1.8 out of 5 stars based on 30 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 69.1% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Service Worker salaries at UC Riverside.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UC Riverside?

Teaching Assistant (82) , Graduate Student Researcher (79) , Graduate Research Assistant (69) , Research Assistant (69) , Student Assistant (58) , Graduate Teaching Assistant (53) , Graduate Student (33) , Student Worker (27) , Postdoctoral Fellow (25) , PhD Student (24) , Undergraduate Research Assistant (23) , 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 93 reviews)); "good benefit and tuition deduction" ((in 85 reviews)); "Flexible hours and willing to work with your schedule" ((in 78 reviews)); "The campus is beautiful and enjoyable to walk around." ((in 53 reviews)); "The staff was great and the hours were flexible" ((in 50 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 106 reviews)); "profit organization so the salary is low and they are understaffed so everyone is working more than two positions." ((in 44 reviews)); "Upper management was adamant on retaining an employee who worked with us." ((in 9 reviews)); "Senior leadership" ((in 9 reviews)); "Sadly, favoritism is alive and well." ((in 6 reviews))

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UC Riverside Service Worker reviews

4.3

100% would recommend to a friend

(30 total reviews)

Kim A. Wilcox

99% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.8

Diversity & inclusion

4.5

Work/Life balance

4.1

Senior management

3.7

Culture & values

2.2

Career opportunities

1.8

Compensation and benefits

Service Worker employees have rated UC Riverside with 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 30 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Service Worker professionals have an excellent working experience there. UC Riverside is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Service Worker professionals compared to other employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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30 reviews

5.0

Oct 23, 2025

Great place to work as a student

Student worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule, awesome work environment, great people

Cons

Low pay, but i was a work study job

4.0

Aug 11, 2025

Very enjoyable

Food service worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Was able to meet new people

Cons

Could get stale if co-workers aren't friendly.

4.0

May 17, 2025

Fine

Food service worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It was a good environment, gave free food occasionally, management wasn’t too harsh

Cons

Low pay and not enough benefits. Bad hours and scheduling never published on time. Sometimes understaffed

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