UC Davis Employee Reviews
Out of 56 UC Davis employee reviews, 70% were positive. The remaining 30% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping UC Davis improve their work culture. The Admin team, with 77% positive reviews, reports the best experience at UC Davis compared to all other departments at the company. The IT team offered the most constructive feedback, with 53% of that department's reviews constructive in nature.
Briefly describe your overall experience at your company
Review from Admin Dept
What do you like best about the leadership team?
Could be better. They have their favorites.
I only like the executive director
I have no complaints at all
Positive and motivated team to work with
Fair, but not as involved with lower level staff.
Review from Admin Dept
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Communication to staff on direction
Review from IT Dept
They should have more clarity in communication
Review from IT Dept
Giving raises and promotions when they are due. Reprimanding employees that continually fail to perform their job.
Review from IT Dept
What is the best part about your compensation package?
Pension plans yiu can choose from.
It is very Affordable for me
I like the fact we ger free vision and dental
Great Health Insurance and disability packages
Review from Admin Dept
Lots of paid vacation days.
Review from Admin Dept
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
We should make more money for the work we do
Underpaid, overworked, and treated like I am disposable by my department's executive team
Following cost of living and offering promotions when job responsibilities change would go a long way to making employees feel valued.
Review from IT Dept
What are some of the best things about your team?
Professional, helpful, informative and knowledgeable.
Different personalities and passion for their jobs.
Theyre all great people to work with
Team work and able to ask each other for help
I love how everyone helps each other out
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
They need to improve their work ethic and knowledge.
Review from IT Dept
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
Accompanying the new and enrolled students.
The new executive director is great.
Everyone doing their job and minding their own business
Everyone’s attitude and collaboration to be willi
They are not discriminatory and maintain an inclusive culture
Review from IT Dept
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
Most admin staff are just there to fill a chair, while the other %5 are overworked
Review from Admin Dept
Treating employees with respect and having ACTIONS match the things they claim about positive culture
Faster pace and less bureaucracy
Review from IT Dept
Raises for everyone that works hard.
Review from IT Dept
What did you like most about the interview process?
Friendly recruiting advisory committee members
It was fast and easy to interview with my supervisor and others
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
Minimize the interview staff, minimize interview questions.
Multiple interviews and long wait times. Applied, contacted 4 months later.
Review from Admin Dept
What makes you most happy at work?
The days I'm working remotely at home
Being able to come to work and not bring any stress from home
My hours at work and my supervisor whom I work for
Helping students with the problems, or answering questions quickly. Assisting co-workers when they are unsure about how to proceed. Talking with my manager about things every morning.
Review from Admin Dept
Challenging and variety of assignments
Review from IT Dept
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
The University fails to promote within a position as the employee learns new skills and does new work.
Review from IT Dept
What do you like best about your company?
The prestige, the students, the diversity, and the town.
What would you most like to see improved at your company?
Humble management thay care abiut their staff's career growth