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Updated Jan 7, 2022
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"People, mentoring, and work life balance" (in 8 reviews)
"High job security and good benefits" (in 7 reviews)
"While the state has a lot of great new technology, the internship used older tech" (in 3 reviews)
"Work environment, very hard to move up, low pay" (in 3 reviews)
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Security, benefits, step system for pay increases
Cons
They do not match 401k
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Great benefits which can make up for lower wages. Typically seems pretty cushy but could be as challenging as a motivated person wants to make it.
Cons
Plenty of bureaucracy to deal with. Low wages when compared to private sector. Poor management which is somewhat disconnected from lower level functions. Is difficult to communicate with other employees who telework. Poor work culture in which some employees seem excessively comfortable. A significant amount of employees have the same last names which typically suggests nepotism may be an issue. Work place politics can be taxing. I am a graduated engineer, if I were to pursue continued employment with ODOT I would not continue in inspection. I could have done this job without my education. ODOT requires new inspectors to have a BS in some form of engineering, typically civil or mechanical. I am mechanical and found the work to be boring and tedious. Probably depends on where you are at though. Just a note, I have heard that offices in areas other than White City can have quite good management.
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
High job security and good benefits.
Cons
No negotiating pay. Do not reward hard work.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
good benefits, decent pay, home daily
Cons
you work for the government and its a union job so if you do a bad job they usually dont do anything about it.
- Current Employee★★★★★
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A very well run organization for any government operation.
Cons
The CEO of the state is a total wreck that does not comprehend the gravity of their actions or is simply trying to run the state into the ground so they can run away with their ill gotten gains.
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good work life balance, mostly
Cons
Promotion is slow and pay is mostly static
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Place to learn a lot and to collaborate on all areas of construction.
Cons
Salary not very competitive for the Portland Area
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Generous pension, work demand isn't too difficult.
Cons
Pay isn't competitive, management can't easily remove underperforming employees.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Welcoming staff and welcoming environment
Cons
I can not think of any cons
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Excellent work-life balance, retirement, PTO, comp time, and no questions asked about taking time off.
Cons
The government red tape can be suffocating.
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