Administrative Assistant II (Current Employee), San Antonio, Texas – May 5, 2013
I work for one Assistant Director and 6 Managers for the City of San Antonio. My day starts with reviewing the day with the AD. I do a varity of jobs, from answering phones, scheduling meetings and travel to managing different projects for my boss.
I am a team player and work well with others. Most of my co-workers come to be with questions or just – more... needing assistant. – less
Deputy Court Clerk II (Current Employee), San Antonio , Texas – April 15, 2013
A typical day at work would be that every morning I Always greet my co workers. I am the happy-go-lucky type no matter what kind of day I might be having I still come in to work with a Smile. I have learned that if you are not a hard worker or team player you can be easliy replaced, so my motto is that Work Hard and Always thrive at your Position. Having – more... an outstanding managment team makes a company thrive and there Employees Happy. The hardest part of my job is that One day you come in and its off to a new courtroom, my current employment always move there employees around pretty often. The co-workers i work with have been amazing always willing to lend a helping hand. The most enjoyable part of My job is that I know I have tried my best to help the people that come in to my courtroom. No matter the many questions they have regarding there cases I will always say there isnt to many questions and i dont mind it one bit, i dont want you walking out of here not understanding what the judge has asked of you. – less
Manager (Former Employee), San Antonio, TX – April 5, 2013
Pros: benefits fit my needs
Cons: behind in technology as far as equipment and processes.
I enjoy my work with the City of San Antonio. I have the opportunity to meet people and handle their service needs. I am involved with the community and service their needs by offering information on available city services as well as extending information on services we do not provide but receive request about.
Veterinary Technician (Former Employee), San Antonio Tx – March 27, 2013
Pros: great benefits
Cons: nothing really bad about employeed here
Always lots of work to do, which is great because your helping make the city a better place to live. Everyone there knows what they need to do to get the job done.
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service worker (Former Employee), san antonio, tx. – March 2, 2013
Pros: easy money
Cons: no sense of accomplishment, ethically-challenged
Once you are in their cross-hairs, it is over. Performance appraisals are based on nothing more than how well you kiss-up to the boss.They have a very strong "circle-the-wagons" mentality when you try to point out or correct any problems, or improve the overall operating efficiency. While they profess to have a civil service system, it is so weak it – more... is ineffective. While the benefits are pretty good, management and supervisors are poorly trained. It's a great place to draw a paycheck, but if you aspire to make a difference, I would not go there. – less
This comment is 100% accurate! Many supervisors consider the performance appraisals a waste of time, and simply copy and paste from one to the next, rather than truly evaluating the person. And if you do anything to upset the status quo, you get downgraded, regardless of how good your work is.
They want "yes-men". There is way too much "group-think" going on, independent thought is discouraged, and they'd all rather go down with the sinking ship than get rid of one of their own bad apples. There is no way to point out a problem. If you do, you are doomed.
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Accountant (Former Employee), San Antonio, Tx – February 8, 2013
The city needs to provide adequate software, the software I was using was a joke it was developed in the 80's and literally left the user on their toes, there was no room for error. If a mistake was made all had to be stopped until the error was fixed by the software developer whom at times was out of town.
Key staff (Former Employee), San Antonio – December 4, 2012
come into work, fire up the computer, check email and then organize your work for the day starting with what has the highest priority or the quickest deadline.The hardest part for me is simple: Leaving everything behind when I walk out the front door at the end of Shift.
The City was a great place to work that enabled me to grow personally and professionally.
Maintenance Supervisor (Former Employee), San Antonio, TX – September 27, 2012
Pros: great people to work with and working for an agency that helped the community.
Cons: grant funded job that unfortunately ended.
A typical day at work consisted of overseeing the maintenance of several WIC Clinics and tackling everyday tasks such as staffing and also tackling maintenance or safety issues that arose at different facilities and taking action or reporting to appropriate parties. I learned to multi task since there were my daily duties as well as things that came – more... up. I also learned to manage employees and teaching them as well as learning skills from them. Management was supportive and available to give direction and open to suggestions. My co-workers were very helpful and willing to assist me in my duties. The hardest part of the job was not being able to promote employees that deserved it the most; to move up, they often had to move to other departments within the city. The most enjoyable part of the job was the variey; somedays there was hands on work, other days there was communicating with other departments or landlords to resolve issues, and other days inspecting facilites. There were no dull days. – less
Please!! I'm trying to get a job with the city of san antonio,and I have been applying to different positions,with no luck, what do need to do? any suggestions?? please !!!!!! in most of the jobs I have the minimum requirements.
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Insider view on how business and government function in the city of San Antonio
Field Research Specialist (Former Employee), Example: New York, NY – August 4, 2012
Pros: learning about civil organizations and their viewpoints.
Cons: witnessing the results when two sides failed to come to an agreement
Exposed to the richness of civil society organizations and their impact on a local politics and society.
Research implemented plans to address impact of federal Initiatives on a State and Local Level.
Senior Management Analyst-Media Relations (Former Employee), San Antonio, TX – June 7, 2012
I had a manager who trusted me completely and resulted in outstanding work performed.
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Health Program Specialist (Former Employee), San Antonio – May 8, 2012
Pros: the connections to various political offices
Cons: lack of communication
The day was often fast paced. I t often changed from day to day. I learned the operations of city facilities and what items take priority for the community. Management had the necessary credentials to complete the projects. My co-workers as well had the skills to complete a task. The hardest part of the job was handling the level of unprofessionalism.
Lifeguard (Former Employee), San Antonio, TX – October 10, 2011
Pros: swimming on breaks, being outside
Cons: no place to go inside
I wish this job was year round! Excellent pay, hours are more than full time unless you choose otherwise. They're flexible if you want a day off or if you can't make it until mid-afternoon. The job was to save the people if necessary and enforce all safety and pool rules. Heavy cleaning was involved for the pool, bathrooms, and surrounding pool area, – more... and every hour the pH levels needed to be checked for the safety of the guests. – less
Elucidator – March 30, 2013
This comment is 100% accurate! Many supervisors consider the performance appraisals a waste of time, and simply copy and paste from one to the next, rather than truly evaluating the person. And if you do anything to upset the status quo, you get downgraded, regardless of how good your work is. They want "yes-men". There is way too much "group-think" going on, independent thought is discouraged, and they'd all rather go down with the sinking ship than get rid of one of their own bad apples. There is no way to point out a problem. If you do, you are doomed.