They will run you into the ground for the county of san diego help desk - Help Desk Technician TEKsystems Employee Review

3.0
Nov 5, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

they try to make things easier where they can and for the most part there is no emotionally abusive behavior just odd lying and severe lack of confrontation where there needs to be, a good starting position to get into IT

Cons

upper management is extremely disconnected with how horrible it is to go call to call nonstop every while doing intellectual and people management work, no serious changes will be made and you will feel trapped working here without an exit strategy after the 6-12 month range, you will not and can not be rewarded for being a good tech its actually the opposite due to the way the call system works - the faster you go through calls the more calls you take on and wear down your mental health, I am very grateful for having worked the position experience wise but it was also one of the worst jobs I worked, Teksystems itself is good because of opportunity but the COSD helpdesk is terrible

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jun 23, 2026
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Pros

- Decent pay to start. - Account manager is responsive, engaging, and a serious advocate for you and your contract. - Gain access to Udemy Business to build more skills.

Cons

- The benefits suck. - High recruiter turnover with highly variable experience trying to work with them-- some are good, most are not. - Once you are placed, you will be promised regular meetings and then never hear from the recruiter again. - Trying to find a new contract if you are unhappy with your current placement is nearly impossible and I don't believe they are incentivized to help you move at all. - You have to manually request a raise and depending on how you negotiated your contract, you may or may not have the ability to receive one. - There is a cap to how much they will pay you for the contract so even if you work that position 4 years, once you hit that cap you are stuck. I originally submitted my resume with TekSystems when I had finished my degree and never heard back. Many years later, I was approached on LinkedIn by a TekSystems recruiter for a position and he had no idea I was in the system previously. Working with him was good, and I did get the position. Then I never heard from him again and I've had 4 or 5 different recruiters whose names I could not tell you if I tried since then. There's supposed to be monthly calls, they never happen.

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