My worst job (review is school-specific rather than entire University) - Student Affairs UC Davis Employee Review

2.0
10 Sept 2022
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Pros

- I met some nice people

Cons

- Poor leadership within the school - didn't listen to employee's thoughts/ concerns and felt disregarded - Seemed like there was tons of interpersonal conflict between many employees, faculty, and leadership - was a hostile environment and it constantly felt like "this person hates this person" - The school has 6 programs with a 7th starting in 2023, but it seemed like they were just creating programs to get money, rather than wanting to provide quality education for students. The online program cannibalized the in-person, the full time programs received full attention over the part time programs. The part time students felt disregarded. (And yet they're surprised they can't hit their admissions targets) - Poor communication from the top down - Lack of respect for individuals working hard - I heard some interesting feedback about people's yearly reviews (only a certain amount of people within the school could receive "Exceeds expectations" within a year) - Lack of culture within the school. One of the loneliest places I've ever been. - At this point, DEI seems more like talk than anything. Uncertain about tangible, actual practices. - Lack of work/life boundaries - supervisor would text at all hours/ all days - Very much a "this is how we've always done it" mentality - opposed to new ideas

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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