Multnomah County reviews

Multnomah county does the polar opposite of centering equity. They hire black & brown workers as tokenized representation, inflict countless microaggressions on trans & nonbinary staff, refuse to take ownership for lack of equity training, promise they’ll provide some, but never do. They Refused to give pay differential to staff who were owed it for being bilingual (we were told not to speak our first languages so as to avoid having to pay us) and who had specific cultural skills & knowledge as Black, Indigenous, Latinx, LGBTQ+, etc. Many employees who spoke up received gaslighting & illegal retaliation in response from managers & supervisors. It is a hostile & toxic work environment.

It's government work so things move slooooow. There's always a lot of red tape and processes to go through to get anything accomplished. There are multiple unions within the County, so working in HR can be a challenge to navigate those. Some departments have a long way to go in terms of DEI and creating an inclusive work environment.