Does California Employment Development Department pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, California Employment Development Department employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at California Employment Development Department. This rating has improved by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at California Employment Development Department?

63% of California Employment Development Department employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated California Employment Development Department 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at California Employment Development Department?

Employment Program Representative (139) , Office Technician (23) , Tax Auditor (22) , Disability Insurance Program Representative (19) , Customer Service Representative (13) , Office Assistant (9) , DIPR (8) , Office Technician (Typing) (8) , Student Assistant (8) , Employment Representative (7) , Employment Specialist (6) , Program Technician II (6) , Auditor (5) , Research Data Analyst (5) , Staff Services Analyst (5)

What are the pros of working at California Employment Development Department according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and forward movement opportunities." ((in 72 reviews)); "work from home is a good thing" ((in 41 reviews)); "Great work/life balance!" ((in 19 reviews)); "Great people" ((in 19 reviews)); "Great benefits and pension here" ((in 13 reviews))

What are the cons of working at California Employment Development Department according to real employee reviews?

"6 months of initial training was crammed into 3 months." ((in 25 reviews)); "terrible leadership, managers changed hands 4 times in the 4 months I was there, no one ever had answers" ((in 21 reviews)); "Coworkers are rude and condescending to new employees; Coworkers love to make new recruits look bad by publicly and in front of upper management pointing out their errors and shifting blame." ((in 7 reviews)); "13 different supervisors." ((in 4 reviews)); "Nepotism runs rampant, managers friends are hired instead of existing employees." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed California Employment Development Department locations?

Sacramento , Los Angeles , San Diego , San Jose , Rancho Cordova , San Francisco , Riverside , San Bernardino , Anaheim , Oakland , Fresno , Buena Park , Inglewood , Redlands , Orange , Van Nuys , Modesto , Chico , Torrance , Rancho Cucamonga , Stockton , Long Beach , Santa Fe Springs , Merced , Chino Hills , West Sacramento , Chula Vista , Oceanside , Capitola , Santa Fe Springs

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California Employment Development Department reviews

3.2

63% would recommend to a friend

(528 total reviews)

Patrick W. Henning

51% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

California Employment Development Department has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 528 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The California Employment Development Department 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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528 reviews

4.0

Aug 10, 2010

Working for EDD

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Job security, promotional opportunities, lots of variety in jobs available, made to feel of value.

Cons

Knowledge sharing about functions of each branch is lacking. Hiring managers with no people skills and management experience. Certain programs are favorites and receive more funding to purchase new equipment where other programs have to make do or purchase items with their own money.

1.0

Jul 26, 2010

If you have a choice, work elsewhere

Employment program representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They offer a great pension and are generous with time off requests. They don't expect a lot from their employees. They offer plenty of overtime. It's a good way to get your foot in the door with the state. But move to another agency as soon as possible.

Cons

There is no leadership or even a general sense of direction given by management. Training is conducted by fellow employees with no training background. The entire training process needs to be revamped. Training that could be completed in 1 month or less is stretched out over several painful months. Most benefits except pension are extremely poor and costly compared to my past jobs. Customer service is non-existent. Promotion is based on whether or not you are approved of by management, not based on skill or ability. Communication between employees and management are strained. There is no tolerance for process improvement or suggestions. Union dues are required. The union has even less leadership ability than management.

5.0

Jul 11, 2010

Absolutely wonderful.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Supportive staff, rewarding work that you know you're making a difference in the lives of people experiencing difficulty, incredible potential for growth within the company.

Cons

Job security within CA is becoming a thing of the past. The annual budget crisis makes for a stressful work environment when July comes around.

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OFFICE TECHNICIAN (TYPING)

DISABILITY INSURANCE PROGRAM REPRESENTATIVE

ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN

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