UC San Diego Employee Job Reviews in the United States

"I've worked for MMIL for only 2 years, starting as a volunteer and then offered a part time as a SysAdmin assistant.My main duty is maintenance of servers and provide IT support for the researchers who work there.I do not have a lot to say about MMIL because of my brief stay with them but I think UCSD is a good place to work. The work environment is friendly, academic."

"UCSD is a poor place to work full time. Get your degree and get out."

"Flexible schedule but low pay. Temporary employment so not happy."

"I did 3 contracts with UCSD in different departments, and really enjoyed working with the different teams and accomplishing various tasks on projects from small to large at several of the campuses."

"I have been working at UCSD for more than 5 years. I consider it as a good place for doing research."

"I've worked for ADCS since 2002. I've found it to be a strong company with good ethical values and an emphasis on customer retention."

What do you like about working at UC San Diego?

"Keep learning, work with the best people in the world, free life style"

What don't you like about working at UC San Diego?

"Too academic, not so practical, has been in such environment for too long time and want to try something new"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"hope my advisor can give me more advice and support, though he may be the best advisor in the word"

"Interesting"

What do you like about working at UC San Diego?

"There was a flexible of working hours and what you want to do for that day."

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

"Not really, it seems to be that they are able to accept many whimsical people."

What don't you like about working at UC San Diego?

"I didn't find the amount of guidance to be as good as it could be."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I wold have somebody to turn to for doing applications, especially for grants."

What do you like about working at UC San Diego?

"It's a temporary position. I like the variety of the assignment locations and the connections made around campus."

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

"Patience- it's academia and things tend to move very slowly in this kind of environment, but once you land the right fit it's a piece of cake"

What don't you like about working at UC San Diego?

"There is a lot of upheaval, often there aren't clear contingency plans in place to carry work through to the next phase, but people are willing to lend a hand when it is needed."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would delegate more often; have clear and concise job responsibilities; have attainable goals to work towards"

"The staff seem only interested in their pensions and health benefits."

What do you like about working at UC San Diego?

"UCSD provides good benefits, a nice facility in a good location and many holidays"

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

"If you need health insurance, more than a career, you can get it here."

What don't you like about working at UC San Diego?

"Lifers, lots of beauracray, sexist and racist clicks doing quite well (they had a mock lynching which management did nothing about), staff that is dead wood and many unqualified administrators."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Clean house from the very top, re-hire, re-train, There are so many unqualified managers here, it is sad and shameful."

What do you like about working at UC San Diego?

"The working environment was excellent and the system administrator colleges were very supportive."

What don't you like about working at UC San Diego?

"The parking permit was very expensive. Other parking alternatives were not available."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Please provide different parking alternatives or lower the cost of the parking permit."

What do you like about working at UC San Diego?

"The working environment and being part of the community of professional system administrators."

What don't you like about working at UC San Diego?

"I did not like that the parking permit is very expensive."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Please try to provide a better parking solution or lower the parking permit cost."

What do you like about working at UC San Diego?

"Every day is different and new, so it's fun to work here"

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

"Getting into this company is hard but well worth it."

What don't you like about working at UC San Diego?

"Government funded mean great benefits and the pay is not as good"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management is doing great but funding is limited at UCSD"

"It was fast pased work handleing criticle information."

What do you like about working at UC San Diego?

"What I liked the most about working here was the people that I met and worked with."

What don't you like about working at UC San Diego?

"Because of the red tape involved in the work process, there was too much down time."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"They should re-vamp the production work-flow. Some of their procedures are redundant."

"Great place and great people."

What do you like about working at UC San Diego?

"Great co-workers and great atmosphere. Love the location and the environment. Great supervisor."

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

"Be prepared and know what is expected of you with the job position."

What don't you like about working at UC San Diego?

"Not being able to streamline processes and adjust current methods to be more efficient as a whole."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More process development and engineering. Work more closely with IT departments to truely understand each others' needs."