County of San Diego Reviews
61% would recommend to a friend
(554 total reviews)
Greg Cox
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- "If the departments focused more on internal growth and company attitude and ethic training, I would've stayed." (in 8 reviews)
- "Some of the supervisors were great, but upper management protected the horrible duds." (in 8 reviews)
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Updated Nov 15, 2023
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- 5.0Nov 12, 2023Chief, Agency OperationsCurrent Employee
Pros
Opportunities to learn and grow
Cons
none that I can think of
- 2.0Nov 8, 2023RN PHNCurrent Employee, more than 5 yearsSan Diego, CA
Pros
Interesting work, PHN colleagues are the best, great opportunity to learn public health and easy to transfer to various units/switch gears, much less stressful than hospital work. Good benefits (except for the pension)
Cons
There is no tier system, so incoming new grads make the same as 20yr PHNs - which is great for new hires but gives no incentive for experienced people to stick around as there’s no “step” system in place to promote, basically a 3% raise per year with your review. So to make more money you essentially have to apply for Sup which not everyone wants to do…Current Pension Plan D is worthless and doesn’t make up for the $40k less you are making than any other nurse in SD.
- 2.0Nov 9, 2023Nurse PractitionerFormer Employee, more than 1 year
Pros
-Low-stress job as an NP -No billing requirements, metrics, or pt visit time limits to meet -Family-friendly, easy to get time off -Patients are mostly friendly and thankful for your help
Cons
-There is no structure -Managers will not help you get the basic necessities that you need to do your job -Micromanagement from doctors who are not your supervisor -No space designed for NPs. Don’t expect to have your own office, or even a desk. You will sit in an exam room even if you’ve just seen an infectious patient in there. -RNs earn nearly the same salary as you, and have designated desks/clinical space. The starting pay for NPs is $102k, highest paid NPs earn $145k. PHNs make $107k -Reimbursement for licenses or any expense related to work will ALWAYS take several months and you’ll have to follow up a few times to remind management you’re still waiting -ZERO opportunities to grow/change environments. There are only two clinics you can work in as NP
- 5.0Oct 27, 2023Library Technician IICurrent Employee, more than 1 yearSan Diego, CA
Pros
Supportive supervisors Supportive peers Professional goals can be met Tuition reimbursement Public transportation reimbursement Gym on-site (CoC) Room to grow or transfer departments Great benefits Pension plans available Medical Leave available in 1 year Work-life balance Structured initial training CoC (main campus) events for employees
Cons
Confusing employee portal Confusing department descriptions Stressful deadlines (on occasion) Work schedule changes Additional initial training is not always standardized and dependent upon location Medical leave instructions not always standardized
- 4.0Nov 15, 2023Research Lead San County Board of SupervisorsFormer Employee
Pros
Having worked for decades in the private sector, it was great to learn how local government works.
Cons
Limited application of the kind of research I was doing.
- 4.0Nov 7, 2023Environmental Health OfficerCurrent EmployeeSan Diego, CA
Pros
Great people , Environment, and management
Cons
High work load and low pay
- 5.0Nov 8, 2023Public Health AdministratorFormer Employee, more than 1 yearSan Diego, CA
Pros
Work on diverse projects, never bored.
Cons
There are not too many cons.
- 4.0Oct 23, 2023Human Services SpecialistCurrent Employee, more than 8 yearsEscondido, CA
Pros
They are a great work family. Supportive of a work/life balance. Loads of voluntary OT available
Cons
Low starting pay. Heavy workload.
- 4.0Oct 24, 2023Covid-19 Case InvestigatorCurrent EmployeeSan Diego, CA
Pros
Great people and good pay
Cons
Long hours and travel too much
- 5.0Oct 1, 2023Student WorkerCurrent EmployeeSan Diego, CA
Pros
Great learning experience for an internship
Cons
Low Pay. If they want to keeps interns coming in minimum for an engineering internship should be $20/hr
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County of San Diego has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 634 reviews left anonymously by employees. 61% of employees would recommend working at County of San Diego to a friend and 56% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -2% over the last 12 months.
61% of County of San Diego employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated County of San Diego 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at County of San Diego to be coworkers, career development, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, culture, management.
