University of California Berkeley Reviews
86% would recommend to a friend
(3835 total reviews)
Carol T. Christ
75% approve of CEO
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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment
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- "Our boss has always been great and the people you work with are all very engaging." (in 242 reviews)
- "Great benefits (including tuition and fees remission)" (in 207 reviews)
- "Flexible hours and only have to commit as much or as little as you'd like" (in 175 reviews)
- "The campus is beautiful and the students are laid back and a pleasant environment to working." (in 95 reviews)
- "Very talented colleagues and great science happening there." (in 74 reviews)
- "The low pay means that you have to put in alot of work hours to get a decent salary." (in 232 reviews)
- "sometimes busy and low salary" (in 145 reviews)
- "Over worked and poor management" (in 58 reviews)
- "If the department has poor leadership, there will be higher turnover in that department." (in 20 reviews)
- "Too much bureaucracy to get things done." (in 15 reviews)
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Found 3,835 of over 4K reviews
Updated Mar 30, 2024
- 5.0Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee
Pros
great school and employer for many
Cons
big school a huge organization
- 3.0SpecialistCurrent Employee
Pros
Energetic workplace with constant influx of new students
Cons
Academic hierarchy and egos can be depressing
- 5.0Research ApprenticeCurrent Employee
Pros
Many opportunities to further develop personal and professional skills.
Cons
Varying involvement depending on lab leads.
- 5.0Postdoctoral ScholarFormer EmployeeBerkeley, CA
Pros
Top tier university. Good work environment. The UAW is very helpful.
Cons
Salary is low for bay area.
- 4.0Adjunct InstructorFormer Employee
Pros
The students are great and excited to be there
Cons
Few chances for long term stable employment
- 5.0Environmental ScientistCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearBerkeley, CA
Pros
good working environment in the university
Cons
I am not sure about this
- 4.0PhD Graduate StudentCurrent EmployeeBerkeley, CA
Pros
you get a graduate degree
Cons
you normally work long hours
- 5.0Development AssociateFormer Employee, more than 10 yearsBerkeley, CA
Pros
Learned a lot, tons of development colleagues across campus (hundreds!), great mission
Cons
Cal can be democratic - so many departments and processes to learn.
- 5.0Graduate StudentCurrent Employee
Pros
Great school to go to!
Cons
Some people have been not nice
- 5.0Graduate StudentCurrent Employee
Pros
All is good and nothing to mention
Cons
I am still a student
University of California Berkeley Reviews FAQs
- University of California Berkeley has an overall rating of 4.3 out of 5, based on over 4,270 reviews left anonymously by employees. 86% of employees would recommend working at University of California Berkeley to a friend and 61% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
- 86% of University of California Berkeley employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated University of California Berkeley 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.
- According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at University of California Berkeley to be career development, benefits, coworkers and the cons to be culture, management.
