Oregon Department of Human Services Employee Reviews about "low pay"

Pros

Union representation Good benefits package

Cons

Poor management Low pay Hostile work environment

Pros

Excellent benefits such as very affordable medical insurance that covers almost everything

Cons

Low pay for such stressful work

Pros

The department was good overall, we had proper equipment and trainings, help available from supervisors. It gave me personal satisfaction, moral satisfaction, the feeling that I helped lots of children who could not speak for themselves or were helpless in the hands of adults who were around them.

Cons

The MAPS department needed some push and just some support staff employees did not seem to be coordinating with the PS unit very much where I was working. It seemed like they expected that the PS worker should do everything on their own without any effort made by the team. It was hard work and such attitudes were not very helpful. The PS unit was forever short staffed overburdening the workers double (sometimes tripling) their work but not paying them more than one worker’s wage.

Pros

Great benefits. Good stuff. Managers.

Cons

Low pay and not always much to do. Gets very boring.

Pros

The benefit package is excellent.

Cons

Does not pay well enough to afford rent or a family if you live in the metro area

Pros

Flexible schedule depending on client you work with, PTO and dental and vision benefits, opportunity to help people

Cons

Can be a bit stressful at times depending on the client's level of cooperation, hard work for the pay

Pros

plenty of vacation time and never have to work more than 40hrs per week.

Cons

Budget makes it tough to get pay raises.

Pros

You come in contact with many professionals, individuals, and situations that you would otherwise never encounter.

Cons

Again, you come in contact with many professionals, individuals, and situations that you would otherwise never encounter. The work/life balance is almost nonexistent as you get piled on with crisis after crisis, paperwork after paperwork, and bureaucracy run by so much regulations that you can hardly breathe. (However, it is understandable since you are dealing with incredibly sensitive and delicate situations.) All of my coworkers confessed that they never dealt with this much stress in their entire lives. So if you are OK with having limited time off work, constant stress at its highest level, LOW PAY ($40K if you have experience or a master's degree. If not, your starting pay is around $38K.), and bureaucracy then this may be a good fit for you. Don't forget the fact that you will be dealing with raw human emotions and that your decisions will have real-life impact on people's lives regardless how correct those decisions are.

Pros

Schedule is pretty flexible and so is what you may be required to do.

Cons

Working with parents of clients can be difficult and pay is low for what my be required.

Pros

A lot of upward mobility and yearly raises.

Cons

Low starting pay and set increases not based on performance.