Pros
UCLA is a fantastic place to land long-term if you can get into the right department with the right people. If you don't end up in a positive career environment, lateral and upward transfers within the organization are quite easy. Be warned though that a bad boss can interfere, so where you first get into the door matters. Healthcare benefits are fantastic and as a state employee, paid holidays are plenty. I wouldn't bet on the pension, but they will talk about it like nothing could ever go wrong with it even though it's clearly not economically viable.
Cons
Inconsistent culture across organization. Within finance department, there is rampant racial/gender discrimination, poor management and leadership accountability, management breaking UCLA policy and state law, and a mentality of years employed over merit
