Tx Dept of Transportation WAS a great place to work. Enjoyed working with most of the fellow employees and most of management. Benefits were great but began to diminish under new management.

Management was great but became too political after new hires (for management) were brought in from the private sector - ie. former CEOs of corporate companies. - more ... Then everything became even more about hiring private contractors to do as much as possible for the dept. and lining the pockets of lobbyists, contractors, new upper mgt and their "friends" in high places. And less and less for the "lower class ... - less