SamTrans reviews

2.7

36% would recommend to a friend

(56 total reviews)

30% positive business outlook

SamTrans has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 56 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there.

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56 reviews
1.0
Nov 6, 2018

Employee

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Free passes for buses and for Caltrans

Cons

The human resources department is unorganized and completely unprofessional. They lie and brake promises. They hire temps then after they get the work out if them they get rid of they

2.0
Aug 25, 2018

the road downhill for SamTrans/Caltrain/TA (ripping off taxpayers)

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The Calpers retirement is still a great option even with new employees having to work longer than the employees that started earlier.

Cons

Poor management....from a CEO that got a lot of $$$$$ to start and will be there just 5 years ( to collect $250K for the rest of his life) to executive management team who have never taken public transportation. In house fight with seniors executive fighting to make the highest salary before a real CEO and HR department figures out how this agency is being run.

2.0
Jul 19, 2018

Bus operator

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Union, Ok wages, pension, and benefits

Cons

Everything is based on seniority it's hard to get days off, and you might never see your weekends again. Be prepared to devote your life it will constantly change every 5 months. You have to be a flexible person to work here. Not a good job if you have young kids . It's a racially biased company. Dont expect to get promoted unless you are a part of a certain group or know someone in management. They tend to promote family members and friends and ignore qualified candidates.

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