State of California Reviews

I have been working at State of California full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – At Department of Water Resources there is opportunity to promote, train and grow professionaly if you are willing to take advantage and work a little bit harder to be recognized. Work itself is also very rewarding knowing that you are supporting the 'lifeblood' of the State of California - water.

Cons – It's Government. No matter how progressive your Department may be, rules that come down from the Governor's Office musy be followed - currently that means no travel and therefore missed educational opportunities, as well as an income level , which while somewhat compensated for by the benefits (even those are slowly being whittled away) ids not on a par with provate industry. As a result we have an awful retention issue and the 'best folks' are leaving.

Advice to Senior Management – Try to be as flexible as possible under the rule book to allow your employees to work from home, work flexible hours etc. to make up for the poor compensation. And, as with any Government type job, try to take action against those who do not do their fair share - so the rest of the staff do not have to suffer.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at State of California full-time for less than a year

Pros – Great people, easy to move around

Cons – yeah you are underpaid but don't forget about all the benefits!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I worked at State of California

Pros – Enjoyed my fellow co-workers and when I wasnt micromanaged things were good!!

Cons – To many supervisors. Always seems to make the rules as they go along instead of following the rules laid out by the state!

I have been working at State of California full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – benefits and time off good if you have a family.

Cons – Work not very stimulating and challenging.

Advice to Senior Management – Focus on creating more work for employees.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at State of California full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Great people in my group, excellent life work balance for non management

Cons – Wont learn any modern tools or application. Very few people have that privilege.

Advice to Senior Management – Embrace technology that will make people more efficient.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at State of California full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Downtown, Benefits, close to lightrail, restaurants.

Cons – Too much office politics, talking in circles, no clear path to move up.

Advice to Senior Management – Be open about policies. Open to change, and trust your co-workers.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I worked at State of California full-time

Pros – Great salary/benefits and nice co-workers

Cons – Not trained well before starting

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at State of California full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – I have a union behind me and a great salary

Cons – Rules rules rules, and more rules. there are rules

Advice to Senior Management – it is possible

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

I worked at State of California full-time

Pros – Good benefits and numerous holidays. some agencies allow for telecommuting and/or flex schedules. good work-life balance. all departments suffer from excessive bureaucracy but some are better to work for than others.

Cons – Excessive bureaucracy, resistance to change, little career advancement potential, not the place to work if you value innovation, creativity, and strategy. projects are implemented for the sake doing something with no regard to the actual results.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at State of California full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Flexible hours, good benefits, good retirement

Cons – Furloughs due to budget cuts, micromanaging, can't reward hard working employees if their is a freeze or budget cuts, slackers do exist.

Advice to Senior Management – Stop micromanaging the good employees and just save it for the "typical" lazy state worker. All the good people leave when they are treated poorly.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company