UC Riverside reviews about "management"

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118 reviews
5.0
Apr 16, 2026

Student Rec Center

Recommend
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Pros

Generally flexible scheduling. Management was nice.

Cons

Shifts can be very early or very late.

3.0
Sep 9, 2025

Great Place to Work

Recommend
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Pros

UC Riverside was a great place to work for many years, lots of opportunity for advancement.

Cons

Lots of politics constantly at play between upper management, they can also be very micro-managing.

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.

4.0
Mar 18, 2025

Good

Recommend
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Pros

friendly staff and interesting work

Cons

upper management can be uptight

4.0
May 17, 2025

Fine

Recommend
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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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