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Spencer Cronk
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- "The culture, there's a high turnover in HR due to the poor culture and bureaucracy." (in 8 reviews)
- "Several supervisors are completely incompetent, could not perform my job if their life depended on it, have terrible leadership skills and micromanage." (in 6 reviews)
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- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
good people and good schedule
Cons
none that i can think of
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
-great benefits/ pension -slow pace of work if you have a busy life -room for movement within the City -tons of open positions and easy to move around
Cons
-low pay -no drive/ motivation to do a good job -extremely outdated technology -bureaucratic red tape to get through to get anything done
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great benefits, kind coworkers, opportunities for professional development
Cons
No merit-based incentives due to being a government organization, red tape / bureaucracy to complete projects
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good work environment and flexibilty
Cons
Stagnant experience, specialized in certain areas
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Management willing to work with you and teach you new things
Cons
Some of the hours can be long however there is good vacation policy
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
The public works department is a great place to work. Lots of opportunity to growth, lots of responsibility and freedom
Cons
You are working within a giant bureaucracy. Different departments are often in competition for power and resources.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good benefits, flexible schedule with
Cons
Need too many years experience
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
work-life balance, 5 year vesting period isn't super long
Cons
The city is run by Spencer Cronk, the City Manager, and Steve Adler, the Mayor, who are both really out of touch, rich white men. You will get emails from them about the supposed great lengths they are going to to address racial equity, the gender pay gap, affordability, etc., yet both make around $300k, which is 5 to 10 times more than most city employees! Don't expect to ever be able to buy a house or property on a city salary. The pension plan was really watered down, and now doesn't give you benefits until 65. 65! That's the average payout age for most retirement plans. If you make $20K+ more a year in industry and invest that money with a financial planner you can possibly retire earlier than with the city, while actually being able to afford to live here during your working years. Vacation amounts are decent, but again, plenty of people make better salaries in industry AND get comparable vacation and retirement plans. Basically, you will be getting paid a menial salary to serve a rich city that you can't afford, all the while getting emails from overpaid men about how great things are. You're too smart for this brain washing, just don't do it.
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Benefits, retirement, job security, etc.
Cons
Can't accept gifts or receive any perks from clients (as you can in the private sector)
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Best place to work and good teams
Cons
Nothing to Cons everything looks good.
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City of Austin Texas has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 454 reviews left anonymously by employees. 69% of employees would recommend working at City of Austin Texas to a friend and 59% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.
69% of City of Austin Texas employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated City of Austin Texas 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at City of Austin Texas to be coworkers, career development, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, culture, management.
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