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    Virginia Beach Reviews

    Updated April 14, 2017
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    William D. Sessoms, Jr.
    11 Ratings

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    1. "Registered Nurse"

      Star Star Star Star Star
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Registered Nurse in Virginia Beach, VA
      Former Employee - Registered Nurse in Virginia Beach, VA
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Virginia Beach (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Great Co-workers and rewarding work

      Cons

      Low salary, no salary negotiations available for current employees looking to advance.

    2. "Below Average Pay and Benefits of a Large Company"

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      Current Employee - Information Systems Engineer I in Virginia Beach, VA
      Current Employee - Information Systems Engineer I in Virginia Beach, VA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Virginia Beach full-time

      Pros

      Typically has better benefits then many small companies. Great place to get started.

      Cons

      Low promotion outlook and pay below average.

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    3. "Direct Support Professional"

      Star Star Star Star Star
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Direct Support Professional in Virginia Beach, VA
      Current Employee - Direct Support Professional in Virginia Beach, VA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Virginia Beach (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Benefits and leave are great.

      Cons

      Lack of raises and head management

      Advice to Management

      Practice what you preach.

    4. "Wasting talent."

      Star Star Star Star Star
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Activity Center Leader in Virginia Beach, VA
      Former Employee - Activity Center Leader in Virginia Beach, VA
      Neutral Outlook

      I worked at Virginia Beach part-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Good schedule.
      Better than average pay.
      Some benefits offered

      Cons

      Lots of issues in the supervisory positions
      Confusing policies and expectations
      Lack of upward movement in many departments

      Advice to Management

      Grow your talent rather than holding good employees in lower positions only to lose them to nearby cities.

    5. Helpful (3)

      "Everyone is NOT Created Equal"

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      Current Employee - Eligibility/Benefits Worker in Virginia Beach, VA
      Current Employee - Eligibility/Benefits Worker in Virginia Beach, VA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Virginia Beach full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Some of the supervisors are supportive and work is not difficult, workload (if managed properly) is not bad. This could be a very rewarding job, you are providing services for people in need, sometimes you are their only ray of Hope. If upper management would just listen to the employees, there are viable options that will help the management and employees.

      Cons

      Upper Management is completely unreasonable they have either never been a Benefits Worker or it has been so long that They have no idea how much work goes into the position. Office is run by fear tactics where everyone is afraid of losing their job, an office run on fear will never succeed. This is the most discriminating office I have ever worked, if you are caucasian and educated this IS NOT the office for you, you will never get ahead. The city's Human Resource department has no idea how crooked and underhanded the hiring practices are in this organization - they have a few people who hire who they want and if they aren't the most qualified they change the hiring matrix to meet their friends criteria. If you are educated and Caucasian you are automatically on the bottom of the hiring list, there is no reason to apply. And if you do apply it takes 5-6 months from interview to start date.

      Advice to Management

      Let the interview process for the hiring of new employees or the promotion of those currently employed in the office be completed by people outside the office, a temp has no place in choosing the employees being promoted or hired. If an applicant was chosen by the interview committee as number one then that person should be hired, race or who they know should not be a factor. The racist atmosphere needs to stop!! Why does Virginia Beach have a Human Resource department yet this office does not adhere to their hiring practices and does all the hiring steps behind closed doors with no transparency.

    6. "Eligibility Worker"

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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Eligibility Worker in Virginia Beach, VA
      Current Employee - Eligibility Worker in Virginia Beach, VA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Positive Outlook

      I have been working at Virginia Beach full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Offers a good benefits package. Progressive when it comes to LGBT issues & needs. Tuition reimbursement has been reinstated as well which is always a plus.

      Cons

      Lacking severely in professional leadership; most of the EW supervisors are concerned with their salaries more so than helping those citizens in need.

      Advice to Management

      Recognize those with authentic leadership abilities and groom them to be exemplary leaders. It is time to weed out those who are only there for a paycheck.

    7. Helpful (2)

      "Change needs to be more than words"

      Star Star Star Star Star
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      Current Employee - Mid Management in Virginia Beach, VA
      Current Employee - Mid Management in Virginia Beach, VA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      Pros

      Pay and benefits used to be comparable to other cities but is now lagging behind.

      Cons

      Good old boy system - lacking accountability
      City leadership does not stand up for what is right and caters to a few.

      Advice to Management

      To be a great organization you must hold members accountable, and pay should be based on merit. It's well known that there are a few doing the work and many just barely meeting minimum requirements.

    8. "Recreation aide 2"

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      Current Employee - Recreation Aide II in Virginia Beach, VA
      Current Employee - Recreation Aide II in Virginia Beach, VA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Virginia Beach part-time

      Pros

      Building relationships with people in your community

      Cons

      Pay, hours, no chance of advancement

      Advice to Management

      Need better pay

    9. "Job Review"

      Star Star Star Star Star
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      Current Employee - MH/MR Assistant in Virginia Beach, VA
      Current Employee - MH/MR Assistant in Virginia Beach, VA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Virginia Beach (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Great hours that are accommodating to my family.

      Cons

      Don't become to friendly at work.

    10. "A total joke"

      Star Star Star Star Star
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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Museums in Virginia Beach, VA
      Former Employee - Museums in Virginia Beach, VA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Virginia Beach part-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      flexible schedule (since they mandate the limited number of hours you can work so they don't have to give you benefits), PT people do accrue some, although measly, PTO.

      Cons

      micromanagement, incompetent people, internal ethics violations, petty people, laughably low pay, no room for advancement, senior staff belittles part time people, bad company culture overall, internal conflicts affecting morale, mishandling of money, time, and resources, coworkers put your health and safety at risk due to their laziness and incompetence, doing other people's jobs so you can't focus/don't have the time do do your own work.

      Advice to Management

      Pay people for the work they do, get rid of the dead weight, and re-evaluate your entire History Museums staff because its very clear that most of you don't know what you're doing and don't want to be there.

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