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Travis County, Texas Reviews
Updated Feb 21, 2023
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Found 166 of over 179 reviews
63% Recommend to a Friend
73% Approve of CEO
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- "peers are competitive and catty, upper management allows managers to do whatever they want to the detriment of business." (in 5 reviews)
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- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Fantastic Team to work with
Feb 21, 2023 - Community Liaison in Austin, TXRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
I am shocked at the professionalism of the Purchasing team. I have truly enjoyed working with them. They have been thorough about my onboarding. They have worked very hard to keep me connected and informed. I am thankful that I accepted the position.
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None at this time to report.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Stability of county employment and benefits. Work on a team is always helpful.
Cons
Work is demanding but can be very rewarding. As with all government jobs there can be a lot of red tape and difficulty with modernizing and using technology to make the job easier.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good Benefits and Ongoing Training Programs
Cons
Working for government agencies means things can happen slowly
- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
Pros
Flexibility Serving the community Great health insurance
Cons
No opportunity for career growth Micromanagement Pay could be better
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Travis county offers a great work environment and great benefits.
Cons
limited tasks and skills enhancement in my current role.
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Job security with great benefits
Cons
Wish they catered more to their employees
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Good benefits and great hours
Cons
Could be more competitive in salary
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
The line staff are amazing from probation officers to supervision officers.
Cons
The new executive team has little to no experience as actual Juvenile Probation Officers. Very poor management, lack of communication, lack of interaction with staff. The new chief has definitely created a hostile and divisive department JPO’s vs JSO’s.
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Good place to get your foot into the door
Aug 17, 2022 - Probation OfficerRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
-Paid time off -paid health insurance
Cons
-pay is low considering the current recession, gas prices and cost of living
- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Great Place to learn and grow
Jun 14, 2022 - Tax Specialist I in Austin, TXRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
You’ll attain customer service skills and knowledge that can help you transition should you choose to. The county has decent benefits and retirement as well.
Cons
As with any customer facing job, when faced with a customer that doesn’t understand something even after you’ve explained it to them, it takes a bit of effort to not get frustrated and instead figure out a way to simplify your explanation. even.
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Travis County, Texas has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 179 reviews left anonymously by employees. 63% of employees would recommend working at Travis County, Texas to a friend and 39% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.
63% of Travis County, Texas employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Travis County, Texas 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Travis County, Texas to be work life balance, coworkers, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, management, career development.
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