UC Berkeley Employee Job Reviews in the United States
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On average, employees at UC Berkeley give their company a 4.1 rating out of 5.0 - which is 5% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest UC Berkeley employees are Graduate Student Researchers submitting an average rating of 4.4.
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What do you like about working at UC Berkeley?
"Good work and life balance."
What don't you like about working at UC Berkeley?
"Full of beuracracy"
What do you like about working at UC Berkeley?
"People, intelligence of colleages, speed of processing"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"come prepared, not only with your subject of interest, but with yourself, and the direction of your desires"
What don't you like about working at UC Berkeley?
"The pay and bubble type atmosphere"
"Good to gather experience, bad for pay or advancement."
What do you like about working at UC Berkeley?
"Very smart people there. Good place to push yourself/be pushed to gain experience and skills. Great view and hiking. Nice people to work for/with. Good benefits."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Work there with the idea of learning as much as you can, and then moving on (unless you really like it there). Do not bother with the unions -- they are probably just a racket (they did not do much for me, but it was educational to see how they operate). If you stay a while, demand good pay, or look elsewhere."
What don't you like about working at UC Berkeley?
"Pay is not competitive. Promotions are NOT forthcoming. They will take advantage of you there (think about it -- ambitious scientists must make the most of their grants). Pay steps are inadequate. You must *reclassify* in order to realize better pay."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Become more merit driven. Offer bigger pay steps."
"Having Not Worked There..."
What do you like about working at UC Berkeley?
"I didn't work there"
"would still be there"
What do you like about working at UC Berkeley?
"technology and educational opprotunities"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"employee retention needed to be addressed"
"California's educational challenges had an extremely negative impact on the potential success of the program. Budget cuts at the state level limited us greatly."
What do you like about working at UC Berkeley?
"Flexible, mission-focused, lots of good people, lots of work to be done"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"your department staff and culture are the most important factor"
What don't you like about working at UC Berkeley?
"Upper management is abusive, demoralizing, inequitable, incompetent, malicious, punitive, starves our department"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Immediate boss is great, everyone above her sucks, upper management needs to respect middle managers and specialists more, stop raiding departments for money and staff."
What do you like about working at UC Berkeley?
"I like the people I work with and the nature of the job."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"The most important thing is to convey your enthusiasm for you work."
What don't you like about working at UC Berkeley?
"I wish I were receiving more feedback about my work (reward for good work and helpful criticism for poor work)"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I would be more direct about providing feedback/telling people what they could do to improve."
What do you like about working at UC Berkeley?
"The ability to do my own research. Working with professors and other students."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Well, first, it depends if you are a student, which I am, or staff. If a student, be ready to be aggressive with your advisor in order to get their attention and keep them thinking about you."
What don't you like about working at UC Berkeley?
"Professors are too focused on their own bottom line to assist with careerbuilding of others. Many only help when they have time..and they only have time if it is on their list of 'have to do's from the graduate division."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I would create mentorship programs with a focus on collaborative work between students and professors."
UC Berkeley Reviews FAQs
Is UC Berkeley a good company to work for?
UC Berkeley has an overall rating of 4.1 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 49 UC Berkeley Review Ratings left anonymously by UC Berkeley employees, which is 5% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 100% of employees would recommend working at UC Berkeley.
Does UC Berkeley pay their employees well?
UC Berkeley employees earn $45,000 annually on average, or $22 per hour, which is 32% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 45 UC Berkeley employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find UC Berkeley Salaries by Job Title.
How satisfied are employees working at UC Berkeley?
100% of employees would recommend working at UC Berkeley with the overall rating of 4.1 out of 5. Employees also rated UC Berkeley 4.1 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.5 for Rewards You Receive, 3.8 for Growth Opportunities and 4.2 for support you get.
What is the highest paying job at UC Berkeley?
According to our data, the highest paying job at UC Berkeley is a Industrial Safety Engineer at $140,000 annually. Browse UC Berkeley Salaries by Job Profile.
What is the lowest paying job at UC Berkeley?
According to our data, the lowest paying job at UC Berkeley is a Security Monitor at $18,000 annually. Browse UC Berkeley Salaries by Job Profile.
What are the pros and cons of working at UC Berkeley?
According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at UC Berkeley to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.
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