Los Angeles Unified School District Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"In existing facilities, there is too much bureaucracy and unknowledgeable accounting people controlling renovation construction budgets & a lengthy/cumbersome change order process, which only hurts the contractor. The prequalification method for approving general contractors performing the work is deficient, which leads to poor performance during operations."

What do you like about working at Los Angeles Unified School District?

"It is publicly funded and always in construction."

What don't you like about working at Los Angeles Unified School District?

"There are too many different consultants harboring their own for profit/benefit agendas, and no preconstruction/constructability/QA/QC performed on bid documents."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"See above."

"Awesome experience."

What do you like about working at Los Angeles Unified School District?

"I liked students who loved all I did for them."

What don't you like about working at Los Angeles Unified School District?

"I didn't like the salary."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Look for high standards."

What do you like about working at Los Angeles Unified School District?

"It was a pleasure to work under the principal, Mrs. Kravitz, at that time. She was truly an exceptional administrator."

What don't you like about working at Los Angeles Unified School District?

"I am not currently working at LAUSD."

What do you like about working at Los Angeles Unified School District?

"It gave the opportunity to outgrow and to learn what I want to be."

"LAUSD is a very good employer."

What do you like about working at Los Angeles Unified School District?

"I like helping students to succeed."

What don't you like about working at Los Angeles Unified School District?

"There is too much bureaucracy."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest more charter schools to achieve excellence."

"I would love to return to Los Angeles Unified School District."

What do you like about working at Los Angeles Unified School District?

"I feel I am giving back to the community. I like doing what is right for the children."

What don't you like about working at Los Angeles Unified School District?

"I don't like the budget crisis."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I do not have enough information about management outside of facilities management. But, I would suggest keeping the experienced people over layoffs than new hires. The learning curve can be tough."

"It was a temporary job that was very stressful, and in the end many were laid off."

What do you like about working at Los Angeles Unified School District?

"It was a part-time, temporary job. I liked the hours and the fact that I could work at home on my computer to get much of the work done."

What don't you like about working at Los Angeles Unified School District?

"The state did not give money for the temps like myself, so many of us were laid off."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management was good."

"Monumental learning opportunities that helped significantly with my personal growth and professional development as a senior manager."

What do you like about working at Los Angeles Unified School District?

"I liked the enormity and magnitude of organizational challenges, diversity of employees, and the abundance of process-improvement opportunities needing solutions."

What don't you like about working at Los Angeles Unified School District?

"The pay scale was not commensurate to prevailing market standards, given the skills required to effectively and efficiently execute one's job functions, particularly at the senior management level."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire and retain highly-qualified senior management talent. They need to review and adjust the salary range for senior management positions closer to private sector/market standards."