San Francisco Reviews

Current Employee – been working at San Francisco full-time for less than a year

Pros – The salary and benefits are very competitive. Most of the newer, younger employees have been great to work with. The nature of the work is very interesting, and my manager is very understanding. My manager has also listened to me and has changed my assignments based on what I'm interested in, which I appreciate.

Cons – A lot of the older works are stereotypical bureaucrats, who are very difficult trying to work around at times. I wish they would abolish the bumping system and I wish they could more easily fire the ineffective workers.

Advice to Senior Management – Figure out away to be able to fire the ineffective employees.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at San Francisco

Pros – above average pay and decent benefit compared to other public service jobs

Cons – some departments are in the bad/filthy part of the city. Inefficient government.

Former Employee – worked at San Francisco full-time

Pros – Good Salary, Good other employee support

Cons – Management cares about making sure numerical quotas are achieved, doesn't care if employees are getting burned out

Advice to Senior Management – Take care of your employees and they will do their best, Quit playing favorites with other employees.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at San Francisco full-time for more than a year

Pros – extremely stable, difficult to get fired. Great benefits including dental, vision and life insurance.

Cons – No growth opportunities unless politically connected. Difficult personalities abound since it's practically impossible to get fired or be promoted. People stay in same position for years, decades.

Advice to Senior Management – work with unions to open up ways to motivate employees to become more productive rather than simply waiting for retirement.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at San Francisco as a contractor for more than a year

Pros – Smart staff, community connection, bike room for storing your bicycle, showers and working at City Hall is great.

Cons – Seasonal job did not allow steady and regular employment. Tight budgets make it hard to have quality office equipment and materials.

Advice to Senior Management – Take care of your top people. They are smart, have values and they care. Keep doing what you are doing; it's working.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at San Francisco as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – The employees are helpful, and the food in the lunch room is inexpensive.

Cons – I have to wake up at 6:30am to get there on time.

Advice to Senior Management – None.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at San Francisco full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Good-to-great people, good-to-great administrations: Good luck is what you need!

Cons – Down-in-the-mouth people, lifers who can no longer do the job, antiquated organizations.

Advice to Senior Management – Get rid of the bad actors within both management and the rank-and-file!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at San Francisco

Pros – Close family of friends, work schedule changed with bids. Pay is Great. Benefits are great.

Cons – The callers! Understanding of EVERY department for the City & County of SF.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at San Francisco

Pros – Good health benefits that start immediately.

Cons – Condescending supervisor and coworkers who do not possess good interpersonal skills. A few coworkers are demeaning to the point of being verbally abusive. I have also witnessed coworkers being very rude and even yelling at customers.

Advice to Senior Management – Initiate mandatory attendance of training seminar on developing basic interpersonal and anger management skills.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at San Francisco

Pros – Job Stability and Longevity with excellent benefits

Cons – Bureaucracy and archaic systems of working