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On average, employees at University of California, Irvine give their company a 4.2 rating out of 5.0 - which is 7% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest University of California, Irvine employees are Research Assistants submitting an average rating of 4.5 and Graduate Student Researchers also with a rating of 4.5.

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4.2
Average Rating
(based on 70 University of California, Irvine Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.3
Growth Opportunities
3.9
People You Work With
4.6
Person You Work For
4.6
Rewards You Receive
3.8
Support You Get
4.2
Way You Work
4.4
Work Setting
4.2
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Research Technician

"UCI was a great place to work!"

What do you like about working at University of California, Irvine?

"It was my school, so there were a lot of educational opportunities"

What don't you like about working at University of California, Irvine?

"It was only a year-long project"

Project Manager

"Don't lose this opportunity if it comes around!"

Field Technician

"Great company to work for."

What do you like about working at University of California, Irvine?

"Work environment, training, and management. Very professional."

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

"Be energetic and happy to take on new projects as they come."

What don't you like about working at University of California, Irvine?

"Positions are mostly contracted and temporary."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire perm."

Phlebotomist

"Intense/respectable trauma center in CA"

What do you like about working at University of California, Irvine?

"Worked in the Infectious Disease Phlebotomy Center a lot. You had to have compassion and be extrmely unbias while handling samples from a patient with an extremely infectious disease (i.e. AIDS, HIV, HEP C, etc). Everyone I worked with were all very compassionate and caring people!"

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

"Amazing hospital!"

What don't you like about working at University of California, Irvine?

"The commute was 2+ hours every day to and from and it was only a temporary, per diem position. They did not have any permanent positions available"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"You have an amazingly compassionate and caring staff and one of the MOST respectable trauma teams on the west coast!"

Equipment Services Project Manager

"not relevant"

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

"Downsizing underway"

Assistant Project Manager

What do you like about working at University of California, Irvine?

"I like the professional atmosphere with quality people and campus setting."

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

"Be professional."

What don't you like about working at University of California, Irvine?

"UCI D&CS is very professional."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the good work."

Medical Assistant

"Loved working there, was a very rewarding job for me to work with patients."

Graduate Student Researcher

"Worked on projects with different companies as well as work for my thesis."

What do you like about working at University of California, Irvine?

"Very professional and many types of projects to work on"

Laboratory Manager

"A wonderful place to work with not only a group of staff who are there to help the college students but also thousands of new fresh faces of the incoming freshman."

What do you like about working at University of California, Irvine?

"The challenges that came with a new group of students. Not only the work procedures are changing week to week but also the people (in this case, the students) are different every year; and I found each year had its own challenge that needed to be dealt with."

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

"Again, be honest and show a desire to learn."

What don't you like about working at University of California, Irvine?

"Absolutely none! It was hectic during the 9 months school year, but I found myself looking forward everyday since everyday seems like a new place at work!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I was a manager and worked with other managers. I learned from them, implemented what I think was right to my own employees. I suggested to others new tactics to achieve the most efficient outcomes especially when dealing with such a large group of people as needed."

Administrative Assistant

What do you like about working at University of California, Irvine?

"I loved the people that I worked with."

What don't you like about working at University of California, Irvine?

"I enjoyed everything."

Research Assistant

"As a former unpaid research assistant, it's difficult to compare the experience to an industry job"

What do you like about working at University of California, Irvine?

"Openess to my class schedule."

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

"No interviews necessary, they're always looking for research assistants."

What don't you like about working at University of California, Irvine?

"Equipment was secondhand at best and often times didn't work or broke down."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The department needs more money to buy new equipment"

Web Developer

"Good place to work if you're still in school."

Marketing Professor

"Exceptional career change opportunity."

Research Associate

"Horrible experience!"

What do you like about working at University of California, Irvine?

"Nothing"

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

"Run!"

What don't you like about working at University of California, Irvine?

"PARKING! taking a shuttle everyday and having to PAY to park there was the worse."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Hire doctors that are not always so cheap and rude!"

University of California, Irvine Employee

"experience"

What do you like about working at University of California, Irvine?

"cheap insurance"

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

"don't leave cause they don't give second chances"

What don't you like about working at University of California, Irvine?

"managers"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"be fair"

University of California, Irvine Reviews FAQs

Is University of California, Irvine a good company to work for?

University of California, Irvine has an overall rating of 4.2 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 70 University of California, Irvine Review Ratings left anonymously by University of California, Irvine employees, which is 8% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 97% of employees would recommend working at University of California, Irvine.

Does University of California, Irvine pay their employees well?

University of California, Irvine employees earn $36,000 annually on average, or $17 per hour, which is 45% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 52 University of California, Irvine employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find University of California, Irvine Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at University of California, Irvine?

97% of employees would recommend working at University of California, Irvine with the overall rating of 4.2 out of 5. Employees also rated University of California, Irvine 4.3 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.8 for Rewards You Receive, 3.9 for Growth Opportunities and 4.2 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at University of California, Irvine?

According to our data, the highest paying job at University of California, Irvine is a Senior Project Manager at $140,000 annually. Browse University of California, Irvine Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at University of California, Irvine?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at University of California, Irvine is a Marketing and Promotions Assistant at $15,000 annually. Browse University of California, Irvine Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at University of California, Irvine?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at University of California, Irvine to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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