State of Michigan Employee Reviews about "private sector"
Updated Jan 14, 2021
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"Great benefits not leaving look for a parting job" (in 69 reviews)
"Flexible scheduling, good benefits package, more paid time off than most other employers, good employee matching for retirement" (in 67 reviews)
"Payscale not equal to private sector, taking work home" (in 29 reviews)
"There is no room for advancement or opportunity to expand on professional skills via the intersection of other disciplines (I" (in 18 reviews)
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Reviews about "private sector"
Return to all Reviews- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
Great work, great benefits, great professional development
Cons
Payscale not equal to private sector, taking work home
- Current Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
Flexible scheduling, good benefits package, more paid time off than most other employers, good employee matching for retirement.
Cons
limited career training opportunities, top heavy structure, over processed, can be less pay than the private sector equivalent.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Regular salary increases as a staff attorney. Good hours.
Cons
No office perks that you would see in the private sector. You pay for your own parking.
- Former Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
Great benefits--BCBSM Medical, dental, vision, 401K with percentage matching Good lifestyle, laid back schedule, basically 9:00 am - 4:30 pm with an hour break for lunch Additional pay for on-call hours (~1-2 times per month) Social network there is friendly and supportive Opportunities for in-house training and CME Doctors are respected on the inpatient units
Cons
EMR is not great and can be a time-waster Job can be high stress for stretches of time due to violent patients Over time, hospital has been run more and more by directors in Lansing vs. in-house personnel, which has caused lower job satisfaction Pay rate of $88.88 is less than in the private sector No on-site cafeteria
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Benefits, salary, vacation, job itself
Cons
Leadership is hierarchy in government and you have to depend on your supervisor completely to translate working conditions accurately to upper management unlike the private sector where you generally have access to upper management.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
Good amount of vacation and sick leave granted. Most jobs require only a bachelors degree in any major. That's right, you qualify for most positions including management positions if you simply have a degree, even if it's in an unrelated field. This is also a con.
Cons
Cronyism is rampant and civil service is asleep at the wheel. HR reps are embedded inside the agencies, which removes their objectivity and they do whatever agency management wants. You have very little protection from vindictive directors or upper management unless you are in a union position. Agency directors are appointed by the governor so they rarely have any practical experience in the agencies they run. Pay scales are well below industry averages in the private sector. My observation as a 15 year state employee is as follows... Once you accept the mediocrity of your job, you can cruise through half a career without breaking a sweat. The number one measure of job performance for most agencies is that you make it to work on time and sit at your desk. Beyond that, not much matters.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Working for State government provides stability and benefits. If you have the correct focus and attitude, there are many opportunities. You can also have a job that requires little travel, while similar careers in different organizations of the same size would require substantial travel.
Cons
Working for the government can be a thankless job. While private sector jobs can pay substantially higher wages, the media and general public often scrutinize and criticize the work and wages of the public sector. It is far more interesting to read an article about how government went wrong, rather than what it did right. This creates the very bureaucracy that so many criticize.
- Current Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Pros
I love working for the State of Michigan. I enjoy working in public service and everyone in my office is committed to helping others.
Cons
The benefits used to be stellar but now employees are expected to contribute more financially. Depending on your salary, this could be a burden. Especially since jobs in this sector often pay far less than in the private sector.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
There is a large diversity of technologies required to meet the IT and business requirements of State departments and agencies. This diversity affords IT Directors and Professionals within the State, the opportunity work with many of today’s leading edge technologies and companies.
Cons
The diverse lines of business within State government present challenges for leveraging enterprise solutions and infrastructure. Political election cycles constrain long term strategic planning. Salaries are not competitive with the private sector to attract and retain senior IT architects and engineers.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great health, vision and dental benefits. Great 401k match and 457 options. Lots of state and federal holidays paid off
Cons
Difficult to attain a high salary because there are steps. You make more money in private sector doing the same thing. There is NO concept of work life balance. No options for working remotely or Telecommuting. Most jobs are so political that you can't be creative or think outside of the box. A good starter job for a young person but they shouldn't stay longer than 2 or three years. They'll become an old disgruntled SOM worker. They never fire people. If you know any high level people or the governor you're promoted and protected even if you have very little experience.
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