Does Pierce County Washington pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Pierce County Washington employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Pierce County Washington. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Pierce County Washington?

66% of Pierce County Washington employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Pierce County Washington 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Pierce County Washington?

Case Manager (5) , Software Engineer (4) , Seasonal Maintenance Worker (3) , Software Engineer(Internship) (3) , Courthouse Security Officer (2) , Deputy Prosecuting Attorney (2) , Intern (2) , Juvenile Detention Officer (2) , Maintenance (2) , Maintenance Worker (2) , Planner (2) , Project Coordinator (2) , Senior Data Analyst (2)

What are the pros of working at Pierce County Washington according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and insurance costs" ((in 20 reviews)); "Good people.Everybody like you." ((in 10 reviews)); "Great bosses and coworkers." ((in 7 reviews)); "good pay really great benefits" ((in 7 reviews)); "Good work/life balance." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Pierce County Washington according to real employee reviews?

"Dictatorial leadership in certain areas of the County" ((in 5 reviews)); "Upper management did not seem to appreciate all the work everyone was doing." ((in 3 reviews)); "long hours required at times" ((in 3 reviews)); "Poor management makes it harder to do your job right, leads to frustration, causes people to quit." ((in 3 reviews))

Pierce County Washington Reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(114 total reviews)

Bruce Dammeier

57% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (114 reviews)

Pierce County Washington has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 114 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pierce County Washington employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

114 reviews

3.0

20 Apr 2021

Bad fit for my skill set

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great benefits, team environment, great location.

Cons

Some people there are difficult to work with. Although benefits are great, actual salary is less than industry standard for skill set. Some lower level managers seem a bit clueless.

1.0

23 Feb 2016

Not a place for real good developers

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

If you have deep root in Pierce County and all you care is relative job security, then this is a good place for you.

Cons

The management, including the county level, is very tightly knitted, particularly the IT/Software department. If you are there long enough, then you'll discover the management teams are all related to each other. As a result, they always let highly capable people leave, so they can keep enough head count. Therefore if you are a minority or female, my advice to you is do not think you can be there for long-term!

2.0

9 Mar 2021

Badly led, basket case

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good benefits and vacation time.

Cons

Like the other reviewer mentioned, the competent developers either left or got demoted, Yes-man who can’t code their way out of a paper bag got promoted.

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