State of Oregon Reviews
Updated Jun 5, 2023
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- "If you're okay with keeping your head down you can have pretty decent job security." (in 10 reviews)
- "Anyone can become a manager so you don’t find experimented people in those positions." (in 11 reviews)
- "overwhelming workload, changing expectations, poor management, no overtime, low salary, bad working conditions, not much attention to safety from higher ups" (in 6 reviews)
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- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Team is supportive and helpful. The agency does good work.
Cons
It can take a long time to back fill positions so staff are frequently doing multiple jobs
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Steady and regular. Step raises
Cons
Pay is a little lower than private.
- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
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Mar 11, 2023 - Executive Support Specialist II in Portland, ORRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Stable, secure position with some flexibility with scheduling. Hybrid work is nice. Good benefits and retirement. Great colleagues overall. Good mission to support.
Cons
Take a lot of time for a decision to be made. Risk averse culture. Management can end up spending a lot of time trying to improve employee performance in people who, in private, would just be cut loose. Some managers are invested in employee growth while others have little interest and would likely prefer the employee to stay where they are for selfish reasons.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Salaried workers without flex or overtime are mostly good to go
Cons
Hourly workers or salaried workers with flex-time, or overtime are still trying to get their pay balanced. The payroll program is being used in a way it was not designed. It is causing harm.
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great benefits for employees including insurance.
Cons
Loads of OT to be had which is not a con if you like to make money.
- Former Employee, more than 8 years★★★★★
Completely Depends on Who Your Manager is
Apr 1, 2023 - Operations and Policy Analyst in Salem, ORRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Good pay and benefits. Step increases on anniversary. Can be a great or a horrible place to work depending on who your manager is.
Cons
Having experienced both wonderful and other managers, this is as true at the State as it is in the private sector.
- Current Employee★★★★★
best thing at oregon state police
Apr 6, 2023 - State Police OfficerRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
good team work amazing troopers its like heaven good and sweet
Cons
we deal with crazy people meth heads crack dealers etc trooper back up over 45 mins off
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Potentially great
Oct 11, 2022 - Direct Support Crisis SpecialistRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Unmatched benefits Great pay for DSP work with the option of as much overtime at you want (also see in cons) Great staff who are often supportive and doing what they can to make others lives better. Supporting interesting and amazing individuals to be able to live their best lives.
Cons
Limited ability to promote from this position without outside experience. (There are no positions within the agency that you can promote to with only DSCS experience) Can have an overwhelming amount of overtime. Can be difficult to make necessary appointments due to last minute mandatory overtime. This has cost me 100s of dollars in cancelation fees. Lack of resources to help individuals stabilize so sometimes it feels like we are completely useless. We have very few in house services, and the ones we do have are unstructured and not regulated.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Good Work Life Balance for everyone.
Cons
None at all that I can think of.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Patient or caregiver centered?
Feb 15, 2023 - Sales Associate/CashierRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Small residental setting was therapeutic for patients and promoted integratoon to society for patient living with various psychiatric conditions.
Cons
New employees were occasionally harassed by a few of thr employees who had worked together for many years. The harrassmrmt and bullying caused low group cohesion and a distrustful milieu which eventually forced some newer employees to be unfairly written up, to resign and to be fired even though the same behavior was observed from the core group without disciplinary actions being taken in response to the behaviors/actions.
State of Oregon Reviews FAQs
State of Oregon has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 371 reviews left anonymously by employees. 62% of employees would recommend working at State of Oregon to a friend and 59% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
62% of State of Oregon employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated State of Oregon 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at State of Oregon to be career development, coworkers, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, culture, management.
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