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    County of San Diego Reviews

    Updated November 14, 2018
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    Pros

    • "Lots of good benefits working with the county" (in 21 reviews)

    • "Great benefits with job stability and opportunity for professional development" (in 21 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Older work force, red tape when it comes to changing things" (in 7 reviews)

    • "unless you are upper management, you'll be treated as if you don't matter" (in 5 reviews)

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    1. "Great Place to Work"

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      Former Employee - Land Use Technician in San Diego, CA
      Former Employee - Land Use Technician in San Diego, CA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at County of San Diego part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Management, Benefits, Growth and Mentorship

      Cons

      Not much to say here.

    2. "Inspector"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at County of San Diego full-time

      Pros

      Job security and usually good starting pay.

      Cons

      Bureaucratic environment requires navigating personnel conflicts.

      Advice to Management

      Offer more incentive for hard work, not just allowing slackers to coast.

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    3. "Senior Human Resources Analyst"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at County of San Diego full-time

      Pros

      Stability, benefits, dynamic, salary, financial integrity

      Cons

      Arduous processes, location, lean staff, lack of work life balance

      Advice to Management

      Streamline processes, encourage innovation and forward thinking

    4. "So far so good"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at County of San Diego full-time

      Pros

      Health Benefits, Retirement, Job security and overall supportive work environment

      Cons

      Can not negotiate salary, raises and step increases are only determine 1 year after you complete your probation. Not on the anniversary of your hire date.

    5. "Diverse work place"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at County of San Diego full-time

      Pros

      Many types of job opportunities.

      Cons

      Pension has been gutted. Now competing private job market. The salaries are under market.

    6. "Human Services Specialist"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends

      I worked at County of San Diego full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Lots of good benefits working with the county

      Cons

      Very competitive when trying to transfer or get promotions

    7. "Good place to start in the county"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at County of San Diego full-time

      Pros

      great work environment, nice people

      Cons

      doesn't pay as well as other vector programs

    8. "Human Services Specialist"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at County of San Diego full-time

      Pros

      Benefits were good and there was a lot of opportunity to promote.

      Cons

      Overworked. Overtime was not available until after first year.

    9. "Admin secretary"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at County of San Diego full-time

      Pros

      Promote from within. So many different routes to take

      Cons

      No bonuses. Set pay. Non negotiable

    10. "Amazing organization!"

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      Former Employee - Human Services Specialist
      Former Employee - Human Services Specialist
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at County of San Diego full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      This review is specifically for the HHSA Department (The Agency) - amazing people from management to low level staff. Great benefits with job stability and opportunity for professional development.

      Cons

      The pay could definitely be better. The County of San Diego pays lower across the board compared to other California counties.

      Advice to Management

      Listen to the voice of the employees because they are the biggest investment of any organization.

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