Extremely disappointing - Educator UCLA Employee Review

1.0
17 July 2025
Recommend
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Pros

UCLA affiliation, decent pay and benefits

Cons

While the school's affiliation with UCLA is commendable, its internal management is lacking in professionalism and structure. There is a pervasive culture resembling a high school social dynamic, where administrative and departmental leadership often base decisions on personal preferences rather than professional standards. Leadership tends to deflect accountability—both for their own actions and for addressing student behavior—placing an undue burden on teachers, who are already stretched thin with instructional responsibilities. There is a noticeable absence of consistent support systems or clear disciplinary protocols to effectively manage student conduct.

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5.0
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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Decent benefits, but not really as great as everyone assumes. Some colleagues who really care and do great work. Impressive students.

Cons

Relatively poor pay and pay inequities. Extremely poor fiscal management - that CFO who was fired for outing it was spot on. Senior administrators and faculty are incentivized to spend a lot of money on things that serve few students and hoard resources to make themselves look good for performance reviews and tenure committees, but it means a lot of extra work gets dumped on a growing a number of mid-level administrators and support staff - who now face layoffs or added workloads. It's all strangling the university's ability to serve its students, but I know several faculty members simply don't care about students or teaching.

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