Port of Seattle – “Excellent working environment--coworkers, facilities, development opportunities.”

Pros

Benefits. Growth and development opportunities. Flexible schedule. Decent pay for a government entity. Great people to work with. Diverse. They deal with their issues head on.

Cons

Slow progress on getting some work done because of the rules for government entities. However, once you know the system, and if you have patience, you can accomplish things.

Advice to Senior Management

The CEO is setting a positive model for respecting delegated authority. It just needs to trickle down to the rest of the organization.