State of Washington Reviews
Updated Jan 9, 2021
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Approve of CEO
Jay Inslee
50 Ratings
Pros
"Good benefits including generous vacation, tuition reimbursement and healthcare" (in 13 reviews)
"Great benefits, lots of locations and opportunites" (in 10 reviews)
Cons
"Pay is not equal with those in the private sector for the responsibilities" (in 11 reviews)
"Horrible supervisors and upper management" (in 5 reviews)
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"State Of Washington"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at State of Washington full-time
Pros
Health Benefits Overtime Schedule Retirement Pension
Cons
Base Salary is very low No bonus's No Company match on 401K Deferred Compensation
Continue readingPros
Competitive benefits, decent work/life balance
Cons
Unpredictable revenue and budgets make it difficult to proactively develop technology
"Just okay"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at State of Washington full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Stable environment as things rarely change.
Cons
Too much Red Tape to make real progress.
Continue reading"Made a difference"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at State of Washington full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
In a long career with DSHS I felt good about helping families and children live better lives.
Cons
Like all large government agencies, sometimes needed changes take a long time.
Continue reading"Nope"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendDisapproves of CEOI worked at State of Washington full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Great coworkers and learning experience
Cons
Horrible supervisors and upper management
"Not the best state agency to work for"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookI worked at State of Washington full-time
Pros
Some of the people that work there are wonderful.
Cons
Upper management are shady people who lie to the employees and nothing is done about it. The agency is all about taking taxpayers money any way they can.
"A+"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at State of Washington full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Benefits, flexibility, job security, union
Cons
No merit-based raises or bonuses
"Great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at State of Washington full-time
Pros
Steady, reasonable hours, benefits, vacation
Cons
Not as good as private wages
Continue reading"Excellent workplace"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I worked at State of Washington full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Benefits, salary, people, workplace, schedule
Cons
There were no cons working here.
"Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at State of Washington full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Get to work with troubled youth
Cons
Upper management only reads reports, and lacks visiting facilities by doing random checks. Facility Administrators have been in their position too long, hence out-dated practices for youth. Facilities are overall in terrible shape. Regional Administrators not holding others accountable and a significant lack of leadership in JRA.
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