planning void - Anonymous employee Caltrans Employee Review

3.0
3 Mar 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

laid back environment. nice beige cubicles. errors get swallowed by bureaucracy.

Cons

No rewards for good work. Lots of brain drain. Lowest salaries in the industry. Outdated "Chain of Command" management style. Silos of communication. Not prone to innovation. Still focused on moving cars. Many wasteful projects that make problems worse.

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Pros

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Cons

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