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      4.1

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (851 total reviews)

      Malcolm Dougherty

      67% approve of CEO

      76% positive business outlook

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      4.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.3

      Work/Life balance

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Senior management

      Caltrans has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 851 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Caltrans employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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      851 reviews
      4.0
      Jun 23, 2008

      Caltrans is stumbling towards the right direction.

      Transportation engineer, civil
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The knowledge that you are improving the much needed transportation needs and safety of fellow Californians.

      Cons

      Dealing with management and the environmental bureaucracies. Citizens who don't know and don't want to know what goes into getting a project constructed. Busy body citizens who have too much time on the hands and pretend to speak for the interests of all the people.

      1.0
      Nov 7, 2016

      Not worth it

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You do have steady work

      Cons

      There is a lot if favoritism and the good ol boy network us up and running. The only thing different is that today they have learned to cover their backs and not as blatant as in past.

      2.0
      Apr 13, 2010

      Good place to start a career, but...

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good place for an engineer to start his or her career. The rotation program is excellent and can't be beat. The benefits are very good especially if you have a family. There are some very knowledgeable people, but you have to hunt them down, through "the weeds."

      Cons

      Caltrans suffers from 'civil servant' disease. This disease infects everybody to some degree who works for the government after a few years. It takes an act of the State Legislature to fire some one. Most senior managers don't know how to manage effectively. It's hard to witness incompetence on all levels. There is no incentive to excel and if you do, you will get burned! This is coming from experience.

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