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California Conservation Corps reviews

3.7

83% would recommend to a friend

(161 total reviews)

Bruce Saito

85% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

California Conservation Corps has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 161 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The California Conservation Corps employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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161 reviews
2.0
Jul 14, 2018

It's okay.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Easy to job to get, don't have to work in retail, sometimes you get 4 days off if you work 8. Helps to build resumes and can lead to working in better paying jobs if you stick with it.

Cons

One of the supervisors was bias. You have to commit to emergency hours and overnight trips so you really don't get to leave town even when you are off duty, at least during fire season. Tough crowd generally.

5.0
Jul 3, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

you get 3 meals a day and place to sleep and a paycheck. I like the fact i was able to make new friends and work for a greater purpose. You get to travel and see some of the most coolest places california has to offer. I found my career path through this program and gained lots of self knowledge.

Cons

Work can get repitive week after week after week doing to the same thing gets old. Although it has lots off good training i feel like it could give more specialized training

3.0
May 13, 2018

"Administration"

Recommend
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Pros

CCC sites have minimal staffing. CCC sites are not cubical land setting. Management tends to travel frequently (this can be a pro or con depending on who the supervisor is). It is a good way to learn multiple skills because of the short-staffing patterns. It is a good feeling with Corpsmembers say thank you and as staff you see them grow into a professional job or return back to school.

Cons

Small staff patterning = a lot of work and the work will keep pilling up. Management tends to travel frequently (this can be a pro or con depending on who the supervisor is). The work that you end up doing can be "out of class". The job I had was good until the management changed in the building. A new manager came in and changed everything around. All the workers who had built up trust and credibility with the organization prior had to re-start because the new manager micromanaged (along with a power trip for a little bit of time). The manager wanted each worker to prove themselves to them. On the other end, the new manager would stand around and talk half their shift each day and then pass the work to other workers because they could not finish it. The new management who came in was a boss who wanted everyone to be their friend and tell them everything personal about themselves. As a worker, I did not feel comfortable with this. In the end, the new manager and I did not mush as well as we could have do to I did not want to be her friend and I did not bite her bait. I wanted to come into work, complete my job that needed to be done, and then go home.

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