Pros
Get to work with the public and make a difference. The retirement is very good and even when the economy was at its worst there were no lay-offs.
Cons
Health insurance is not what is was, each year it has cost more and the benifyts have gone down. Most departments are good to work for EXCEPT District Clerk and IT, though Public Health is beggining make this list. Both departments have created a toxic and hostile work enviroment, especially IT. There is some senior leadership with no IT experience and they are makiing major decisions which has caused serious confusion within the organization. They say all the right words but do not follow through. The primary tool for motivating employees is to write them up so moral is at the lowest it has ever been and there does not seem to be any possibility of the situation improving anytime soon. Senior IT leadership also has a very low opinion of anyone who has been there for any length of time, EVERY senior leadership position has been filled by outside candidates, there is no potintial for existing employees to be promoted.