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      2.7

      36% would recommend to a friend

      (56 total reviews)

      30% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      2.9

      Work/Life balance

      2.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.7

      Culture & values

      2.5

      Senior management

      2.4

      Career opportunities

      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
      Sep 25, 2015

      Who you know or report to determines your fate

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits, PERS, quick accumulation of paid time off, regular business hours for the most part. Get in the right group and you are golden.

      Cons

      Typical secretive government management mentality. Drink the cool aid, suck up, or leave. Get in the wrong group (the IT department comes to mind) and if you have any self respect you will be looking for an exit. Unless, of course, you drink deeply of the cool aid. Or enjoy being talked down to.

      1.0
      Nov 13, 2023

      Pernicious work culture but depends on the department

      Senior bi analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very old building. Upper management is not adequately vetting midlevel managers.

      Cons

      I've been working in mostly industry but also government and academics for over 25 years. Samtrans Central Office, within the Fare Products and Analysis department is among the worst work environment I have ever come across. There are some really nice people, a manager and a director who befriended me while I was there but unfortunately, I ended up being hired by a manager who had technical and temperamental deficiencies that made my work at Samtrans particularly difficult. It seems that Samtrans uses probationary periods for employees to get complicated work completed within teams but treats it like you are a contractor here for a limited time. My advice to people considering a career at Samtrans is to thoroughly research the hiring manager and make sure the working relationship is a good fit.

      4.0
      Jul 1, 2021

      Great

      Marketing specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great place to work for.

      Cons

      Typical government agency in the transport industry.

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