Good employer undergoing shift to a new business model - Director UCLA Employee Review

4.0
9 May 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Access to diverse opportunities on campus and throughout the UC system.

Cons

Can be bureaucratic and there are "pockets" within the organization where good management practices are lacking.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
5 July 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

None that I can think of

Cons

A colleague was laid off today. She was with UCLA for 10+ years. She got a meeting invite with 10 minutes notice. Her Director read out a cold statement that her position was eliminated and handed her over to the HR. Her manager came running to her cubicle and told her she had 2 minutes to pack up and leave. He insisted that he accompanied her to her car. Many other colleagues had similar or worse experiences. All Managers and Directors and above saved their jobs. And they sacrificed many individual contributors.

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