Wake County Government Reviews
Updated Jan 11, 2021
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Approve of CEO
David Ellis
7 Ratings
"Employee Friendly"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Wake County Government full-time
Pros
Employee friendly organization Challenging work Public service orientation Downtown Raleigh
Cons
I don't really have any cons to list
"Great place to work"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
I have been working at Wake County Government full-time for more than 5 years
Pros
Benefits, Salary, flexibility, vacation, sick time, 401k
Cons
High Caseload, hard to advance,
"Great benefits"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Wake County Government full-time
Pros
Benefits, pay, training opportunities, equipment
Cons
lack of direction or planning
Pros
They have a lot of different satellite locations within the Human Service Department that you could possibly apply for a position that is closest to your home.
Cons
You have to work in a position for one year before you can apply for another position within the county.
"Higher Pay/Better Benefits than other local government"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Wake County Government full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Superior health insurance and benefits relative to other NC local government.
Cons
Men still seem to have higher compensation than women with less experience
"Front desk"
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
RecommendsDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Wake County Government full-time
Pros
Sometimes you get lucky and find a good boss
Cons
Horrible if that good boss leaves
"Great Benefits"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Wake County Government full-time for more than a year
Pros
Great Benefits with pension and 401k, and job security
Cons
The major down side is low salary and little opportunity for growth
Continue reading"Government"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Diversity & Inclusion★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Neutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Wake County Government full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Stability and contributing to a bigger cause.
Cons
Favoritism and unfair treatment to all employees
Continue reading"Upper Management issues"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Wake County Government full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
Good benefits and job security
Cons
Poor work environment Poor mgt
Continue reading"Under-appreciated Due to Cronyism"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsApproves of CEOI worked at Wake County Government full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
Overall a great government agency to work for. Good people who really care about public service.
Cons
Despite being the senior employee in the division, when the new supervisor arrived it wasn't long before co-workers from another agency were interviewed for positions. I was overlooked a couple of instances, despite having more experience. Even the former direct supervisor would ask me for management advice. Seriously?
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