The benefits are good, and there's less age discrimination. People are more open to hiring experienced personnel.
Nothing in particular. Average. Recruitment process takes a long time (at least six months, even for junior positions).
Rank and file staff are amazing. We all pull together to get the job done, and we really care about each other. We trust each other's competencies and lift each other up.
Staff at UCI are overworked and underpaid. The workload is massive, and we're told there's no money to hire additional people. Recognition is not enough when multiple staff members have nervous breakdowns. And stop hiring under-qualified and incompetent managers to save money on salaries.
Workload is insanely heavy; hire more staff. Stop hiring under-qualified and incompetent managers just to save money. Put some actual effort behind the lip service paid to staff appreciation. Show us that we matter by actually supporting us instead of paying lip service to "recognition".
We are incredibly overworked. Every individual does the job of 3 people (or more). Management and senior leadership do not care as long as the bare minimum is achieved. The message is very clear: You and your contributions are not important enough to adequately support. We don't count.