Great for middle class - Technician Septa Employee Review

4.0
Dec 29, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Good pay: Septa has some of the highest pay for public employees in the area - Good benefits - Decent amount of overtime: you can make up to 1/3 of your salary in OT - Generally good people

Cons

- Dead end jobs: you may stay at a position for years till you retire even - No real opportunities to move up

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5.0
Apr 30, 2025
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Pros

Great benefits and great people. Free rides on the system.

Cons

Seniority based system based on time at company and nothing else

3.0
Apr 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Free rides on public transit

Cons

If you come in as entry level engineer the only way to move from entry level to higher level position is to wait the prescribed number of years, which is 2.5 years, even if you came in with experience

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