UC Santa Cruz reviews

Unless you are faculty, or in a union, as a staff member you won't get a raise. You have to get a full reclassification somehow, or an outside offer and use that as leverage for a retention. This brings down morale and burns out staff. Low salaries mean staff can't afford housing in town. Health insurance monthly premium is high, and the medical options in town are very limited. High cost for staff to park on campus. Upper administration dismissive of staff needs. Many homeless or house/food insecure students adds extra stress and burden on staff who act as informal therapists. Very few food options on campus and what is there is exorbitant.

Low pay (you have to pay to park at work and will be ticketed), no innovation, low morale amongst staff, steep hierarchy (male faculty at the top), toxic competition between departments for resources