State of Tennessee Employer Reviews

Good benefits.. But absolutely no opportunity for advancement. The most enjoyable part of the job is troubleshooting equipment.

The State of Tennessee is a great place to work and offers a challenging and rewarding environment.

Good people, overall good work environment, and a job where you help people. While working for the state I can honestly say I was proud to be a state employee. The most difficult part of the job was the ambiguity that was introduced with each type of file being worked. While understandable, it added a degree of difficulty to the job that was not necessary. – more... The most enjoyable part of the job was the helping of customers who truly appreciated when a representative went above and beyond their duty to help them. I have made some lasting relationships both professional and personal in my time with the state and would not trade that for anything. – less

Benefits are great, but pay is low. It depends on who you work for, but most are very good supervisors. They are currently privatizing the General Services Department.

Arrive at the office, do any computer/other task in order of highest priority. Have learned to train myself using google on IOS devices. Have a good relationship with my manager, there are other managers in other departments that this is not the case with their employees due to stress. Love working with my co workers, great team. Hardest part of my – more... job is trying to work on any computer related devices while mgmt expects me to track the person down that I am working on it for rather than they answer my email to make contact. Most enjoyable is the flexibility of hours. Allowed to work over time when needed to meet deadlines. – less

I work for Child Protective Services Central Intake.The hardest part of the job is listening to the allegations of abuse against the children. The most enjoyable part of the job is knowing that I accurately conveyed the concerns of abuse in a report that made it possible for the children to get the help they need.

Front desk assistance at the Department of Human Services Third Street office. Daily tasks consist of checking in clients for their appointments with case workers, assisting phone clients with questions regarding their accounts and routing phone calls to case workers and supervisors.

As a Tier 2 Eligibility Clerk I had a variety of duties each day. I assisted the front desk with greeting clients, registering applications, data entry, and answering the multi-lined telephone, assisted the caseworkers with interviews to renew benefits and processing citizenship documents, and attended monthly staff meetings to take notes and type minutes – more... for the office supervisor. While in this position I learned how to interact with individuals from diverse backgrounds and how to be empathetic while maintaining professionalism. Everyone from management to co-workers were friendly and always willing to help when I had a question. All of them made me feel like part of their work family from my first day to my last day. The hardest part of my job was not being able to help everyone in the way they needed help. The most enjoyable part of my job was meeting new people and helping them. – less

interviewing clients and running cases
determining eligibility to receive government benefits

Very good company to work for but advancement is difficult.

a great place to work and enhance your abilities in all areas. A good team and wonderful clients.

I have enjoyed my ten years with the state of Tennessee, but I am moving home and desire to work in Mississippi.

unesessary meeting every morning with no changes when getting feed back from the workers/what was learned not enough communication/managment never turn in the workers reports to the main office/co-workers always complaining about different job duties becouse manegment say one thing in meetings and change it depending on his attittude/the hardest part – more... is the attittudes from manegment and admin asst when the director is off or gone/enjoyable part making it a hole day without bieng asked about anybody else. – less

A typical day at work includes sending final notices to tax payers. Once that is done I have to evaluate previous accounts to see if tax payers paid according to schedule. If they have not, I then have to make contact via phone or email.

I have learned there are many steps to running a business and most of the time the tax payer is excellent at the – more... leg work but the business side of the business struggle.

Management within in the state is okay but many lack the current leadership skills need to be effective.

My co-workers are good team players but are currently burnt out due to being short staff for the last four years.

The hardest part of the job is when I have to seizure a bank account or property. Although it is very hard there are times I have to do it.

The most enjoyable part of the job is providing new business owners with the knowledge needed to manage a profitable business. – less

Extensive interviewing multiple clients daily for potential eligibility benefits. Interpreting state and federal guidelines for benefits. Multitasking up to 7 different systems related to benefit determination. Case maintenance of approximately 1200 cases. Participating in backup training with newly hired employees in the region. Case workers and management – more... closely work together to complete task daily. Difficulties included with this job involve keeping up to date with daily new policy changes and fluctuating caseloads. The greatest part of my job is my co-workers and management. From clerical staff, to case workers, to top management our entire workforce works so well with each other. Being able to work with such great employees makes the daily stresses of this job disappear. – less

I am only speaking about the last agency I worked at. I am certain that other agencies are better to work for. I started out loving my job. It started to became a problem when the state cut our pay three years in a row. They didn't technically cut our pay. What they did was raise the insurance premiums without raising our pay, in effect giving us a – more... pay cut. My biggest problem was that I did get behind on my work. It's not because I was especially slow. It was because others were especially quick. I should have started looking for something else when one of my supervisors told me "It's not about quality. It's about quantity. Push it out the door by any means possible." I was also told that if I said I was told that, they would deny it... and they do. I just had too much integrity. – less

37.5 hours a week.
Mailing industry.
Production driven.
Too much overtime during peak seasons.
Enjoy fellow co-workers.

Working for State Goverment was the Best Career Oriented Job that I ever had. I grew individually and professionally. I was able to learn alot while working with State Goverment. I am very thankful for the opportunity!

I got to work for one of the best parks in the state in my opinion. I enjoyed every single moment possible with the people that I have had the pleasure to know.

I went to work everyday and interviewed between 12-24 people a day with pride. I did not have a problem with the work because I loved to be able to help my clients. They were people in need and I was in a position to assist them and I loved being able to do that. Working here I learned to be patient and understanding. I loved my co-workers and they – more... were more like my family. I did not have an issue with management although they tend to be sneaky and calculating. I did my job and allowed them to do theirs. The most enjoyable part of the job was being able to help families in need to do the simple things like feeding themselves and obtaining healthcare. The hardest part was the workload. At a point, the workload doubled and even tripled but we didn't get a raise for 3 years. I had to go where I could get better pay because I was dying under my caseload. – less