California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Reviews

Pros

benefits such as health insurance is good

Cons

sometimes lack of communication from upper management

Advice to Senior Management

more information sharing

Pros

Benefits are the best but dangerous

Cons

Dangerous all the time. Better find a job without inmate exposure

Advice to Senior Management

Change the supervision on the medical side

Pros

Monetary compensation and benefits are amazing. Always room for upward mobility for those who apply themselves.

Cons

Very poor work/life balance, dangerous work and you must know how to work well with difficult people.

Advice to Senior Management

Hire quality workers, provide the training necessary for employee success. Do not micro-manage individuals who are hard workers, all the while individuals who are less than team players get away with everything because they kiss up to management.

Pros

The action of the courts to take over the management of healthcare in the prisons and brought opportunity for much need change which could not be done as a state government institution

Cons

Managers at the top out of touch with managers on the front lines

Advice to Senior Management

Do not look for scape goats and someone to blame -- get together with staff and solve problems

Pros

State benifits for healthcare and retirement, normal hours, time off, state holidays. Get to work with some great contracted resources.

Cons

No training, incompetent managers, very very political enviornment.

Horrible hiring and promotion process. Instead of going though the state process of evaluating someone who is on probation, it is ignored and employees who have no business being the the positions that they are in, stay.

Lots of wasteful spending.

Its who you know in this department not what you know.

Smart staff get pushed aside for staff who are "yes" men or robots, because management does not want to "know" of potential issues or problems.

Advice to Senior Management

Reach out to your staff and listen to their recommendations because at the end of the day their work can make you or break you. Take advantage of your smart staff.

Pros

Benefits and pace of work

Cons

Management are incompetent, although there are exceptions

Advice to Senior Management

Take courses, read books on management, take time to poll your staff to learn about your strengths/weaknesses. Learn to appreciate candor.

Pros

Secure employment, pretty easy and a lot of room for advancement

Cons

No respect from management towards staff.

Advice to Senior Management

not alot i can say other then they need to be alot more respectful to employees and stop handing out unwarranted adverse action that gets always overturned

Pros

If working for administrative services, managment is flexible in approving requests for time off. Very large department so there is easy ability to transfer and promote.

Cons

In accounting there is a major software change and little training.

Advice to Senior Management

Upper management needs to get more feedback from those working at lower levels in order to implement changes more smoothly.

Pros

AS a CCII you make as much money as the supervisor 2 levels above you but dont have any type of supervisory responsibilities. Being categorized as a rank and file employee has many advantages!

Cons

Managers do not apply the rules fairly.

Advice to Senior Management

Enforce you rules fairly and follow up to ensure it is completed

Pros

Good pay and benifits in the Peace Officer side of the house. Promotions are available with the ability to lateral into other departments a plus. Peace office retirement 3.0 at 50 years of age (excellent)

Cons

Poor management. Promotions not always given to the most qualified. Still a "good-old-boy" network. Working environment (prison) can be dangerous and depressing.

Advice to Senior Management

Discuss major decission and policy changes with line personal prior to implementation