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Tennessee State Government

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High expectations, little help - Career Specialist Tennessee State Government Employee Review

2.0
Aug 7, 2022
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Pros

Benefits, holidays, and time off. My coworkers were great, but that varies per office.

Cons

The pay is way too low for the amount of stress the position causes. Dealing with unemployment is supposed to be off limits, but career specialists did the unemployment departments dirty work every single day, picking up their slack and handling the upset customers, even when we had no ability to help them resolve their issues. Every person had a secondary assignment in addition to serving all walk-ins, and some are extensive in workload. I never received a handbook or guidelines for my position, because none exist. Yet you are held to performance indicators that are only sort of explained in the reviews that dictate your raises. Overall, the pay is unfair enough in the economic climate as it is. The added stress of government work does not make this position near as fulfilling as it could be.

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Pros

Interesting work, good people, fast paced

Cons

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2.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Pros

8-4:30 M-F schedule Easy to take time off Front load PTO to make managing time off easier Hybrid work schedule

Cons

- Minimal accountability - Pay is well below national average - Pay for Performance standards are near impossible to “exceed expectations” - Double standards is the standard - Promotions are slow, so don’t expect to move up fast

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