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Found 83 of over 89 reviews
71% Recommend to a Friend
83% Approve of CEO
Found 82 of over 89 reviews
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- "Expectations are high but effective, constructive leadership on a daily basis is missing and while accountability receives much lip service there is more of a tendency to find fault and assign blame than there is to work together to find solutions that are realistic and pragmatic." (in 3 reviews)
- "Salaries for librarians are not high enough for cost of living, flat structure makes moving up impossible unless you want to be a manager or admin." (in 3 reviews)
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- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
I am new to this
Cons
company should pay salaries at time for their employeers
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- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
The health insurance is great.
Cons
Teeny tiny raises. No incentive to stay in your position. They refuse to pay overtime, insist that you take comp time.
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Manager, Workforce Planning
Thank you for sharing your feedback and for dedicating your time to our community. As public servants we must be fiscal conservatives. I encourage you to connect with your HR Business Partner, or contact AskHR@scgov.net to discuss other career opportunities within the county.
- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
A great place to work. Reliable income and benefits. Alot of approtunity if your a hard worker. Lots of self development approtunity.
Cons
Managers are salary so all the extra hours go unrewarded. If this was only 10 extra a week would be fine, alot of managers put in 20 to 30 a week easily to keep up and manage emergencys. Alot of turn over. Sarasota is a hot market and very expensive. The pay structure has not caught up. I feel that the tampa bay area is like California, but with lower taxes and wages.
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Manager, Workforce Planning
Thank you for your continued service to our community! We review and evaluate salaries and budget on a regular basis and continue to make slow and steady adjustments. Affordable housing is also top of mind and something we are continuing to monitor and look for solutions.
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Sarasota county has beautiful beaches and great weather for heat loving people.
Cons
Pay is not keeping up with cost of living, so in essence each year we are paid less. The county leadership does not show value for its employees and morale in most departments is pretty bad. Organizational culture is outdated, uninclusive, and cold.
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Manager, Workforce Planning
Thank you for sharing your feedback - we would like to learn more! Please reach out to your HR Business Partner, or AskHR@scgov.net to discuss in more detail. Our DE&I Workgroup is doing work to continue the culture of inclusiveness. We also continue to look at the cost of living and make steady adjustments.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good people To work with
Cons
TimeTo work with Time management
Sarasota County Government Response
Manager, Workforce Planning
Thank you for sharing some time with us and our community!
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good community and helpful people
Cons
Lower pay compared to private sector
Sarasota County Government Response
Manager, Workforce Planning
Thank you for sharing your time with us and serving our community!
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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Aug 23, 2022 - Technical Specialist II in Sarasota, FLRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Benefits, time off, flexible work hours
Cons
Limited opportunity to move up. You will get promotions/title changes but day to day duties remain the same.
Sarasota County Government Response
Manager, Workforce Planning
Thank you for your feedback! If you want to review growth opportunities, please reach out to your Human Resources Business Partner, or AskHR@scgov.net. Thanks!
- Former Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
Good equipment, nice stations, benefits are average, salary is ok.
Cons
Understaffed, especially Paramedics. County wants to treat us as other county employees instead of comparing us with other comparable fire depts.
Sarasota County Government Response
Manager, Workforce Planning
Thank you for serving our community! We typically add 2 hiring classes per year to fill any open positions.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good benefits, great hours, great management.
Cons
Pay scale could be better.
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Manager, Workforce Planning
Thank you for your continued service to our community! We review and evaluate salaries and budget on a regular basis and continue to make slow and steady adjustments.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Great benefits but limited options
May 31, 2022 - Program Coordinator in Sarasota, FLRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Insurance, PTO is decent after time
Cons
Low pay, no advancement, have to work in hurricane shelters
Sarasota County Government Response
Manager, Workforce Planning
Thank you for sharing your feedback! While some positions do not have career tracks or opportunity for advancement, many employees will transfer internally to other divisions or departments. Yes, as public servants, we all have pre-, during, and post emergency roles to support our community though emergencies and many of the roles are working in emergency shelters.
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Sarasota County Government has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 89 reviews left anonymously by employees. 71% of employees would recommend working at Sarasota County Government to a friend and 66% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -3% over the last 12 months.
71% of Sarasota County Government employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Sarasota County Government 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Sarasota County Government to be career development, coworkers, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, culture, management.
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