City and County of San Francisco Reviews
Updated Aug 5, 2022
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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment
- "Too authoritative, bureaucracy was too overwhelming, don't care about employees really." (in 6 reviews)
- "Strong hierarchy of positions, very difficult to move up unless you have an understanding and compassionate manager." (in 5 reviews)
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- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
It was a great Flexible, low stress job
Cons
Government Bureaucracy, coworkers who are dead weight.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
The hourly pay and benefits.
Cons
A whole lot of nepotism.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
-great team -meaningful work -opportunity for growth
Cons
*staffing level issues *work from home policy
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Public service is a fulfilling calling
Cons
General lack of resources at times
- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
This company has good benefits.
Cons
None that I know of.
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Vacation and Sick time Employee benefits| work-life balance Not heavy workload like the private sector some deparmtnet have very caring managments
Cons
Very lazy HR department. Everything in HR moves really slow. Most HR analysts are not even interested in helping employees with their questions. They won't share the right answer even if they know it. No promotions No growth unless you have managers on your side. Unfair and racist hiring No telecommuting
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Health benefits Work life balance Vacation days Holidays
Cons
Nearly impossible to terminate bad apples No deferred compensation matching Heavy pension contribution (12%+) Lower pay compared with other local Bay Area cities Good work is rewarded with more work
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
good pay with plenty of vacation time off.
Cons
coworkers who want to do less than the bare minimum. arrogant coworkers
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
HR / central office staff typically more savvy than then outlying departments. But if you report something being amiss, HR will take the report but cannot necessarily help you day to day after the problem ends.
Cons
Most workers want to do their job and go home. And some really do want to serve the public. Not ideal but City's bureaucracy generally gives them that opportunity.
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
you gain meaningful connections family atmosphere with your peers competitive pay great benefits experience working with public
Cons
If anything happens regardless the issue they will fault you for it first if possible. To many close calls with public your safety is second. police or supervisors arrive late Your business is everyone's business. Can be very stressful in many situations.
City and County of San Francisco Reviews FAQs
City and County of San Francisco has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 488 reviews left anonymously by employees. 75% of employees would recommend working at City and County of San Francisco to a friend and 59% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.
75% of City and County of San Francisco employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated City and County of San Francisco 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at City and County of San Francisco to be career development, coworkers, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, culture, management.
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