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Onondaga County Reviews

3.3

60% would recommend to a friend

(57 total reviews)

J. Ryan McMahon

51% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Onondaga County has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 57 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Onondaga County employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

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57 reviews
1.0
24 Aug 2023
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Pros

Honestly, the benefits (solid health, dental and vision). That’s it.

Cons

Where do I even begin… the fact that the official county handbook hadn’t been updated for over a decade was an absolute red flag. Hopefully that has changed. The Health Department is a disjointed excuse of an agency. Between the antiquated policies & procedures, incompetent leadership and abysmal workplace culture — it’s no wonder the majority of the community is unaware of the department’s services or existence for that matter. The civil service exam is a literal joke, very much a waste of time and resources. Parking is not ideal and the monthly rates for the parking garages is steep. County building is dated, security tends to just lounge around — God forbid there be an actual emergency or threat to the building. Remote work is not available in any shape or form. All in all, a dreadful place to spend 5 out of the 7 days of the week.

3.0
9 Aug 2021

Politics

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The benefits are decent. Money and retirement are alright. When you can find them there are opportunities for advancement.

Cons

Transparency is non-existent. Politics is the name of the game. They spin words to get what they want. They don't care about people. They want your life to be theirs.

1.0
18 Nov 2022

Vile place to work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

My colleagues are mostly good.

Cons

No flexibility. You are eligible for 49 hours of unverified sick time per year, anything over that you are disciplined, losing the very minimal privileges you earn. Separately, if your sick time is “verified”, but “unexpected” you are also disciplined (so good luck to parents). Pay is stagnant, in the past three years there has been a total of a 1% raise. Benefits are well diminished. Union dues for an absent union. Toxic work environment. Petty, vindictive management who has very significant issues with race relations. People of color are rarely, if ever promoted. Women are the majority of the workforce, however constantly passed over for men (largely in part to the sick policies). Incredibly low morale which management addresses in the most laughable ways (they have a fun committee 🤮). It’s a god awful place, which is seeing unprecedented resignations. Save yourself the misery and stay away.

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