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University of Alabama, Birmingham Employer Reviews

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Ok if you settle for mediocrity.
Financial Associate (Current Employee), Birmingham, AL –
Pros: opportunity for growth
Cons: not everyone gets a chance at the opportunities.
I have experience and witnessed a LOT of prejuiceness. They have changed most job descriptions to keep employees at a lower level with more work. Not every department is the same, however, seeing it so often can leave a bad taste in you mouth.
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Very busy workplace with very much interaction with the general public
Program Coordinator/Community Educator/Recruiter (Current Employee), Birmingham, AL –
Pros: interaction with the public
Cons: no room for advancement
A typical day would consist of answering phone calls and screening applicants for research studies. Also, going into the community to provide education on those studies.
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As a Building Service Specialist I serve as great vender to UAB and enjoyed the diversity within the campus.
Building Service Specialist (Former Employee), Birmingham, AL –
Pros: staying busy
Cons: bad management
As a building service specialist our goal was to serve as venders by making sure the students, faculty, and staff; especially the vistors are please with cleaness when they enter any building on campus. We buff,wax,vaccum,mop,dust mop the floors, emptied trash,refresh and replenish restrooms
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Campus Recreation facility; Solid environment.
Facility Supervisor (Former Employee), Birmingham, AL –
Great environment for learning, improvement of skills, and opportunities to move upward.
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Overall great staff and work can be challenging without organizational skills.
Health Information Management Assistant (Former Employee), Birmingham, AL –
I learned that organization and prioritizing are two factors that are very important to remain successful with this job. I experienced working with some of the greatest co-workers and management team was okay.
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Productive and fun work environment with ping pong table.
Temporary, Mail Room Clerk (Former Employee), Birmingham, Al –
This is a great place of employment however, my assignment ended now I'm in search of employment.
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Always Busy
Office Service Specialist III (Current Employee), Birmingham, AL –
There is never a quiet moment in my area. I love it thought. I have been able to go my skills and learn new ones. I love the people I work with.
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Great place to gain experience and knowledge.
Registered Nurse (Current Employee), Birmingham, AL –
Pros: great benefits
Cons: scheduling, advancement, and hospital politics
Too much emphasis on RN responsibility and fault. Patient satifactory takes away from personality.
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Good Working environment
Lab Tech (Current Employee), Birmingham, AL –
I can't think of any other place I could recommended for working and getting an education. They go hand in hand at UAB.....
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For Police Applicants
Police Supervisor (Former Employee), Birmingham, Al. –
Pros: great equipment and facilities, good people to work with, reliable employment, good medical benefits
Cons: secretive pay scales, deceptive salary advertising, 7k work schedule, interference with school benefits, poor communication channels, poor response to complaints from employees
The police department at UAB is very large and has a high turn-over rate in personnel. You will work 12 hour shifts (84 hours every 2 weeks minimum) that will prevent you from using the free university classes that all other UAB employees benefit from. These shifts rotate from night to day each year. The Department also hides the pay rate from their – more...  employees, and there are no raises guaranteed with certain years of service accumulated. The pay rate you see is really a lie, as they will pay only on the lower range of that salary. The top range pay is made only by those that have been there for 15 to 20 years, or more, and they only achieve this if the State approves a cost-of-living raise each year that builds their rate up. You will only receive a portion of the State's raise, as the Dept. takes much of it and does something else with it. You will be forced to work overtime, and you will only be paid for the overtime rate when you work over 86 hours in a pay period. The Chief makes well over 100K per year, and the officers at low end make $14 per hour (with little opportunity to go much higher w/o promotion). Rules and Regs are too large to print, as you have medical and legal regulations to deal with. The job itself can be very boring at times, but you do respond frequently to medical emergencies and mental-ward violence. The Dept. is an ok place to get a start in law enforcement, but they are very stingy with pay and are unreasonable in scheduling matters (thus hindering your pursuit of education).
I worked there several years, and I left because of the way they treat their employees regarding wage and compensation matters. You cannot fight UAB in the State, as they own everything and everybody that could regulate these problems. If you apply, do so with a plan to get out within a couple of years. Best of luck to you! – less
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productive
MLT (Current Employee), birmingham, al –
Pros: internal transfer
Cons: bad parking
i enjoy working for uab i work in the ER so i meet a lot of people i think that the pay could be more but the benefits for retirement are good and the blue cross insurance is to high
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Very Hard To Move Up
Patient Care Technician (Former Employee), Birmingham, AL –
Pros: if you're looking for long term, this is the place you want to be.
Cons: hard to advance
I worked with this company for 3yrs and it's a great company for its benefits. On another note, the opportunity for advancement is very slim to none because the art of doing so will have be off of who you know. Management for me was dreadful!!!! I really didn't like the management team that was over my department. The management team sided with their – more...  superiors verses taking into consideration all of those who had opinions. – less
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Great place to work with a few flaws.
Office Associate II (Current Employee), Birmingham, AL –
Pros: errand solutions for faculty and staff
Cons: transfer difficulty, lack of consistent raises
The benefits are great, however moving from a secretarial position into a more professional position is very difficult.
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Alicia – February 3, 2012

I am finding it very hard to get a call back from someone at UAB. I have applied to several positions and I know I am qualified for at least half of them. It is very frustrating. I would love to work there. I am not sure what else I can do. Do I need to know someone that works there to get a job? If you can help in anyway, it would be greatly appreciated.

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My first place to work and always the best!
Registered Nurse (Former Employee), Birmingham, AL –
I started working here directly after college. I always feel a sense of pride knowing I worked for a wonderful institution.
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About University of Alabama, Birmingham

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a research university and academic health center that discovers, teaches and – Read more