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    Texas Department of State Health Services Reviews

    Updated April 19, 2018
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    Pros

    • Good benefits, work/life balance (in 10 reviews)

    • A great place to work with great benefits and co-workers and managers (in 9 reviews)

    Cons

    • Low pay and a lot of traveling is involved (in 10 reviews)

    • They both have control issues and it is not a good work environment to have someone breathing down your neck and then tattling to the boss (in 7 reviews)

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    1. "Surveillance Specialist"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Arlington, TX
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Arlington, TX
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at Texas Department of State Health Services full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      A great place to work with great benefits and co-workers and managers.

      Cons

      none that mattered to me

      Advice to Management

      none

    2. "Immunization program"

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      Former Employee - Program Specialist
      Former Employee - Program Specialist
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at Texas Department of State Health Services full-time

      Pros

      Excellent support with management and staff.

      Cons

      The program is excellent to work with.

    3. "DSHS"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends

      Pros

      friendly staff, lots of different people to meet and collaborate with, the work can be very interesting

      Cons

      rigid ways of doing things, some of the buildings are in poor condition

    4. "Benefits"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Austin, TX
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Austin, TX
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Texas Department of State Health Services full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Benefits, State Holidays, Skeleton crew days

      Cons

      State Agency, Politics, Slow growth, favoritism

    5. "Texas Works Advisor II"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook

      I worked at Texas Department of State Health Services full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Off on weekends, Monday-Friday job

      Cons

      Constantly monitored on calls, wasn't told that you would have to take at least 15-20 interviews and rush through them per day, no matter how hard you tried your best was never good enough, upper management was always micromanaging your superiors, they would cut out your 15 minute breaks, ask your whereabouts, if clients were in the lobby after 4:30pm (Which should've been a cut-off) the particular HHSC office would let people continue to come in making staff late to pick up their own kids and late getting home to their families DAILY! OVER WORKED AND HIGHLY UNDER PAID!

      Advice to Management

      If they told people the real deal about the job, no one would apply. With that said, management should back off and let people work. Last time I checked, jobs didn't hire children and yes in SOME cases some people abuse some privileges, but not all of us, so stop making the good suffer with the bad. Then you wonder why your turn over is in the 80-90%. It'll never change, because management REFUSES TO CHANGE! SO PEOPLE WILL ONLY STAY ON UNTIL TRAINING LOOK FOR OTHER JOBS AND THEN LEAVE. IT'LL ALWAYS BE A REVOLVING DOOR THERE AND THEY ONLY ALLOW CERTAIN PEOPLE TO MOVE UP AND ADVANCE. MEANWHILE OTHER PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF GOT TO THE POINT OF STRESS WHERE MY HEALTH TOOK IT'S TOLL.

    6. "Not Enough Money"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook

      I have been working at Texas Department of State Health Services (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Can't think of any pros to this job.

      Cons

      Low salary, high stress, no one cares about their job.

    7. "Not worth the stress!"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook

      I worked at Texas Department of State Health Services full-time

      Pros

      The pension is the only benefit of sticking it out for several years

      Cons

      The management is horrible. People within the system, who have no people skills, are promoted to managers, . They receive no management training. Some are downright abusive. The interview process is unethical in some departments. Favorite employees of managers, are promoted.

      Advice to Management

      I made my complaints and you didn't listen.

    8. "Chill Environment but pay is sooo horrible"

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      Current Employee - Chemist in Austin, TX
      Current Employee - Chemist in Austin, TX
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Texas Department of State Health Services full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Free Insurance for employee
      Lots of holidays

      Cons

      Pay
      Insurance for family
      unorganized
      have to wait for lawmakers to get a small percentage raise, if any!

    9. "Lab Services"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook

      I have been working at Texas Department of State Health Services full-time

      Pros

      little to no stress, predictable work schedule

      Cons

      repetitive work, no room for learning

    10. "Miss working for the DSHS"

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      Former Employee - Systems Analyst in Austin, TX
      Former Employee - Systems Analyst in Austin, TX
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at Texas Department of State Health Services full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      The agency would provides internal training to assist employees.
      Outside training is provided when the agency has funding.
      Employees are very helpful and friendly.

      Cons

      Cost of living increases are only given when the state legislators approve it.
      The agency has been downsized. Some of the program areas have been moved to other agencies. There are fewer career opportunities for IT specialists at this agency.

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