Disrespectful, uncooperative and ineffective leadership
Pros
I was in an administrative position at UCLA Health and I was shocked at the level of office politics and lack of effective leadership in the company. If I could give this organization zero stars, I would. The only positive thing that I have to say is that every department in the UCLA Health System seems very different. Other departments may have a better culture and system for new hires.
Cons
1. Lack of leadership (the senior director of my group stayed at work till 10 pm when there are no major deliverables (and this person gets in at 8 AM), is constantly stressed out, and releases stress on everyone else in the group) 2. A small group of mean spirited executives and directors appear to control the group and if you aren't part of their group or following their rules, you probably won't be at the organization very long 3. Culture of fear set from management 4. Unclear performance goals 5. No feedback from management 6. Absolutely no training from direct managers or teammates 7. Terrible office space (my office used to be a closet and could not fit more that one chair in it.) 8. Lack of camaraderie. (Teammates stopped helping me after my second day on the job and told my manager that they have his own work to do so I had no one to answer my questions). 9. Lots of office gossip and lack of maturity among leadership. (I would find out later that my manager spoke ill of me to my colleagues.) 10. Disrespect for young risers in managerial roles 11. No work/life balance (I would get e-mails on a Sunday and respond to them right away. Also, my manager would set up meetings for 6:30 PM. There was no respect for my time. My manager would stop at another employee's office and chat with that person till 7:30 PM before coming to my office. And our meeting was regarding a very important deliverable to submit the next day.) 12. Six month probationary period (meaning that you can not take any days off for 6 months and you can be laid off anytime before then or not extended after 6 months) 13. No formal kitchens in the building. Closets are transformed to include mini fridges, water coolers, and small coffee makers for "kitchens" (this is for the departments in the Geffen SOM/CHS/Jules Stein building) 14. Everyone had their office doors closed and was not easily accessible. The office space felt like a deserted building and leadership was very unapproachable. 15. Very little communication between new hire and their direct manager. 16. Many of the executives and directors had over 10 years of experience in the UCLA system and expected everyone to have an expert understanding of UCLA systems and processes right away including new UCLA hires. This simply is not realistic. New UCLA hires need more than 5 days to understand UCLA systems and processes. This is true for any company.
