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Not a terrible place to work.
An average day consists of counting inmates, standing yard, watching the walks, standing meal, and just making sure the inmates are following the policies and procedures. Some of the management can sometimes be judgmental and vindictive.
Pros
Pay, benefits, training.
Cons
Ignorant management, stressful.
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State Agency serving local municipal government agencies.
We provide a needed service to such local municipalities in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Thsi agency (DCED) is staffed by part-time persons who are all Police Chiefs and managers and provide their training and expertise to this program.
This place sucks!
I thought working for the commonwealth was going to be great. I am sadly mistaken. There are a bunch of miserable ladies who look forward to retiring so that they can and I quote “Get the *** out of this place” There a bunch of incompetent workers and supervisors. They got rid of the interview process to fill seats. They could care less about how well the job can be done. It’s because of that the job isn’t done correctly. The supervisors really suck
Highly stressful atmosphere
The job was in an extremely volatile area (just outside of North Philadelphia PA). Management was largely cynical and discouraging. The clientele that came in each day created a depressing atmosphere. The job nearly led me to a nervous breakdown. If I were not given paid time off in order to receive psychological counseling (and, ultimately, to find a better job), I shudder to think about what my outcome would have been.
Reviewed cases and time keeping all day long in Sap system
Enjoyed my days at the state. Learned a lot and work was always different . New tasks to be learned . Dealt with customer service and had to be very knowledgeable in each specific department. Especially when relaying information to the public.
if you get a certain manager, you will not be working there if they do not like you
my manager kept calling me by the wrong name and called me a dummy on a daily basis before they let me go without cause - i was in training and when i aced the hardest quiz, (for the actual job i wanted to do in the company), the manager yelled at me very loudly in front of all the other managers - i was discriminated against from the first day, with no explanation as to why-and then banned from ever working as an income maintenance caseworker in the commonwealth - all because the manager did not like me, i was older, whatever the reason was, i will never know
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pay and raises
Cons
left home 4:30am and home at 7pm
Laid-back job with amazing benefits but management makes it impossible to fully love the job
If you get a good supervisor, then the job is great: it's essentially data-entry with rule books and occasional phone customer service (ugh) if assigned to a Processing Center. Constant policy changes come with the territory, so you must be willing & open to adapting. However, if your supervisor is petty or lacking in people or leadership skills, the job is going to suck: they're on you for minor mistakes and rarely (if ever) recognize your achievements. This can be extremely demoralizing, especially on top of the unncesssary bureaucratic flexes from management.
Safe career in government, but have to work with some, not all, but some really difficult people.
Some in government are lazy, incompetent, and that's just the Director, Senior Management. Dishonest and lacking integrity and people skills, people wonder why so much incompetence is tolerated.
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