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Working at UC San Diego in La Jolla, CA: 51 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in La Jolla, CA Area

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On average, employees in La Jolla, CA at UC San Diego give their company a 4.2 rating out of 5.0 based on 51, whereas overall Average Rating of UC San Diego is 4.3 out of 5.0 based on 112 UC San Diego Review Ratings. The happiest UC San Diego employees in La Jolla, CA are Anonymous Employees submitting an average rating of 4.2 and Postdoctoral Research Associates with a rating of 4.4.

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4.3
Average Rating
(based on 99 UC San Diego Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
4.4
Growth Opportunities
3.8
People You Work With
4.5
Person You Work For
4.5
Rewards You Receive
3.8
Support You Get
4.2
Way You Work
4.4
Work Setting
4.3
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"UCSD is a great environment for cutting edge technical innovation and provides unique and challenging projects. My colleagues are world class scientists and engineers and create an extremely engaging environment for my work."
Posted 10 years ago in San Diego, CA

Working at UC San Diego in La Jolla, CA: 51 Employee Reviews

UC San Diego Employee

"UCSD is a constructive and supportive environment with many resources available to its employees."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
UC San Diego Employee

"Great benefits and great people. Pay could be more, typical state job."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

4.3
UC San Diego (112)

4.9 Highest Rated in this Industry is Northwest Missouri State University (6)
2.9 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Vatterott College (8)
4.0 Average of All Companies in this Industry (12,293)
Postdoctoral Scholar

"I've worked at UC San Diego in the past 10 years and have found it an inclusive environment where anyone can thrive intellectually regardless of their race, gender, cultural background, etc."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Teacher Assistant

"Really friendly and inclusive environment."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Peer Coach

"That was a wonderful position not only because I got to help more than 100 international students but also they offered opportunities to grow professionally such as public speaking, adaptability, and resilience. I wish I had more time to work with amazing colleagues."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Statistical Programmer

"The Moores Cancer Center is a great place to work. If you enjoy being pushed to do work that matters, working in the healthcare field is a good way to develop skills and accomplish goals that help people live better lives. Statistical and computing services are necessary for cancer researchers because they can quickly conclude what studies and tests to run, leading to better healthcare for their patients."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
UC San Diego Employee

"I worked in Dr. Stuart Sandins lab for a year and I found it to be a welcoming and exciting place to work. I got to have close relationships with my superiors who were always pushing me to want to do more in the lab. I worked hard and pushed my self to work hard and put extra hours into being in the lab to learn from my supervisors."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
UC San Diego Employee

"I've worked there for around a year. I feel very happy to work with the innovative people there. The work atmosphere is good."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
UC San Diego Employee

"This is a fulfilling job and a great resource for students. However, the leadership is lacking and the communication between supervisors and staff can be greatly improved."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Independent Researcher

"Overall UCSD was a great experience and helped me grow as a student as well as professionally!"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
UC San Diego Employee

"My job at this resource center has taught me a lot in a way that it has been very insightful to learn about others and learn new things that go on in the world. This has helped to further build on my critical thinking skills."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
UC San Diego Employee

"Good place to learn and gain valuable real world experience. Flexible schedule and good benefits."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
UC San Diego Employee

"I have a good experience working as a graduate researcher at UCSD."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Postdoctoral Research Associate

"UC San Diego is a great place to work, it has good benefits as well as good facilities for staff and employees."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
PhD Researcher

"I did my PhD in economics at UCSD. It is a great department with awesome faculty members."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
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