Working at California State University in Long Beach, CA: 37 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Long Beach, CA Area

"For my field, a few years working in higher ed is invaluable."

What do you like about working at California State University?

"In the field of learning and performance we were talking about leveraging twitter as a learning tool before it was on the radar elsewhere. Higher education is a great place for a person in my field to get ahead of the curve."

"There are many good fellow workers there. However, top management people are politicians, not professionals."

What do you like about working at California State University?

"Good CALPERS retirement plan, free medical insurance, chance to deal with many people from 23 campuses and the State agencies. Chance to serve by offering numerous training seminars, etc."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Only work in the accounting/finance department if managers know accounting/finance. If they don't, they will give you illegal instructions and they do not that know these are illegal because they have no idea about professional ethics. You can't perform and they fire you. Actually I made the entry of $6M (just one of the many entries) per their request, but noted that these were not legal.They were furious about my note and hated me and always tried to find ways to fire me."

What don't you like about working at California State University?

"Top management from the Chancellor to CFO etc. are all concerned about politics, trying their best to increase their benefits. (The Chancellor and all campus presidents have been audited by the State Audit Bureau and amazingly they escaped it). I resented too many illegal transactions because they were forced by them and I could not perform due to the professional ethics of the CPA profession."

What do you like about working at California State University?

"Flexibility."

What don't you like about working at California State University?

"Nothing."

"A very nice place to work when you are attending college. It can prepare you for your future career."

What do you like about working at California State University?

"Learning experience. Worked around my college schedule."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It is a good place to get experience."

What don't you like about working at California State University?

"The salary."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management was very supportive."

"Politics in academia can be vicious; be prepared for guerrilla operations!"

"My first position."

What do you like about working at California State University?

"It was a great position that allowed me to go to school while learning all about working in an office."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It's good to know people in this industry."

What don't you like about working at California State University?

"The pay is lower than private companies. The budget system was not that efficient."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more efficient with the budget system and less politics."

"My experience was very positive at California State University, Long Beach."

What do you like about working at California State University?

"The students."

What don't you like about working at California State University?

"The pay."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Additional perks and appreciation."