CAL State LA Reviews

4.0

85% would recommend to a friend

(513 total reviews)
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William A. Covino

73% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

CAL State LA has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 513 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The CAL State LA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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513 reviews
1.0
6 Oct 2014

Nightmarish First Job

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Pros

Location, it's close enough to downtown LA that you can live there and have a very short commute.

Cons

The management here is unethical. Decisions are made without consideration of staff or of students. Seriously questionable morals, and they'll work hard to push back against anyone who doesn't agree with them on every issue. My entire department was essentially bullied until they quit, and when a judge with unemployment heard our cases, the school was forced to pay us benefits because, according to the judge, "Any professional who was treated in such a manner would have reasonable cause to decide that ending their employment was the only reasonable decision left to them". Seriously.

1.0
23 Aug 2018

Admissions Evaluator

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Student population - it's nice to see so many underrepresented, first-gen students.

Cons

The office I was in was a joke- management was horrid and cruel. They played favoritism in play view and not once practiced staff appreciation. Everyday felt like I was just waiting to be yelled at for not knowing something which was never taught to me since the training is non-existent. It is not an exaggeration when I say I was invisible in that office my first month. People hardly said 'Hi' or offered to help. All the new people were basically left to sink or swim. It was such a toxic environment that I fell ill many times. The office politics and the fake people that surrounded me were unbearable. I witnessed the worst kinds if fakeness in terms of personalities and false friendships than I ever have in my life- worse than high school. I dealt with a co-worker who I had to report for harassment due to his unwelcomed and forced interactions and I did not receive any help or compassion from the school. I felt as though they did not take my claims or my feelings seriously. I never felt appreciated. The food options on campus are laughable. The restaurant-like cafe is over-priced.

2.0
29 Jul 2017
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Pros

Great health benefits, almost nothing is taken out of salary. Tuition remission is available. I enjoy working for the students.

Cons

Not vested in retirement until after 5 years! Bellow vacation time, compared to other universities. Upper management does not support SSPs. Too many SSPs completed their bachelor's and master's on campus and refuse to change.

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