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3.8

61% would recommend to a friend

(554 total reviews)

Greg Cox

61% approve of CEO

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & Inclusion

3.6

Culture & Values

3.6

Career Opportunities

3.6

Work/Life Balance

3.4

Compensation and Benefits

3.2

Senior Management

Ratings distribution

5 stars

31%

4 stars

31%

3 stars

23%

2 stars

8%

1 star

7%

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Pros
  • "I think the benefits are great and also schedule 10(in 78 reviews)
  • "The people were great and it was right on the ocean(in 38 reviews)
  • "Workload and coworkers are great.(in 22 reviews)
  • "Stability and job security is great(in 18 reviews)
  • "Great pension plan and benefits.(in 15 reviews)
Cons
  • "low pay but as an intern that is not something i am worried about(in 42 reviews)
  • "We are constantly losing staff because of burning out and poor management.(in 18 reviews)
  • "The salaries are under market.(in 9 reviews)
  • "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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Found 554 of over 634 reviews

Updated Nov 15, 2023

    1. 5.0
      Nov 12, 2023
      Chief, Agency Operations
      Current Employee
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Opportunities to learn and grow

      Cons

      none that I can think of

      1. 2.0
        Nov 8, 2023
        RN PHN
        Current Employee, more than 5 years
        San Diego, CA
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        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.

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        1. 2.0
          Nov 9, 2023
          Nurse Practitioner
          Former Employee, more than 1 year
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          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

          1. 5.0
            Oct 27, 2023
            Library Technician II
            Current Employee, more than 1 year
            San Diego, CA
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            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

            1. 4.0
              Nov 15, 2023
              Research Lead San County Board of Supervisors
              Former Employee
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              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.

              1. 4.0
                Nov 7, 2023
                Environmental Health Officer
                Current Employee
                San Diego, CA
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                Great people , Environment, and management

                Cons

                High work load and low pay

                1. 5.0
                  Nov 8, 2023
                  Public Health Administrator
                  Former Employee, more than 1 year
                  San Diego, CA
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  Work on diverse projects, never bored.

                  Cons

                  There are not too many cons.

                  1. 4.0
                    Oct 23, 2023
                    Human Services Specialist
                    Current Employee, more than 8 years
                    Escondido, CA
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    They are a great work family. Supportive of a work/life balance. Loads of voluntary OT available

                    Cons

                    Low starting pay. Heavy workload.

                    1. 4.0
                      Oct 24, 2023
                      Covid-19 Case Investigator
                      Current Employee
                      San Diego, CA
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      Great people and good pay

                      Cons

                      Long hours and travel too much

                      1. 5.0
                        Oct 1, 2023
                        Student Worker
                        Current Employee
                        San Diego, CA
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        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.

                      According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, County of San Diego employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at County of San Diego. This rating has decreased by -7% 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.

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