Probation Officer (Former Employee), Redding – March 8, 2013
Terrible work environment. No leadership at top level. Management is out for themselves and barely surviving. Incompetence and serious lack of integrity among top leadership.
prepare to be financially shorted - job description was not actual job either
Eligibility Worker I (Former Employee), Redding – January 14, 2013
Pros: not long hours, paid holidays, possible flex hours
Cons: poor dental/health insurance, they do not value workers since so many people are looking for work, political, state pension system
Misleading job description. The actual position was not the same as the job I thought I was applying for. They offered me the very bottom of the advertised pay scale (A LOT less than my previous employment) and told me that was "what they start everyone off at" I came to find out that was not true - they are just trying to get workers for the cheapest – more... price possible - thanks. So, I have issue with them. they pretend to "care" about people. If you really care - please pay me what I'm worth.
Also, the work I came to do was nothing like the job description - personally, I find that to be a problem. (People have their hopes up when applying for that job) The job description was somewhat of a "case worker" but the actual job was mostly just processing paperwork/data entry.
The management was very nice. (one plus) and generally cared about the well-being of the clients. I wasn't sure if they cared about the workers as much as the clients though, lol.
The health insurance is very misleading. If anything major goes wrong and you need surgery/hospitalization, you could end up paying up to $3000 out of pocket. I pretty much felt uninsured with that policy - knowing that if anything major did occur, I would be impoverished.
One of my biggest frustrations (outside salary) was the fact that they dedect a percentage of [an already modest] salary for the retirement fund. Will employees see that money again at the promised rate? With the economy the way it is - probably not, unfortunatly.
It could be okay pay if you *don't* have a degree (you do not need a degree for this position) However, if you do have a degree, they will not pay you more, based on it. And all future promotions are based on what *they initially hire you at* So only accept position if you are 100% satisfied with that salary - you will not be rewarded for hard work (monetarily) – less
