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      4.1

      79% would recommend to a friend

      (852 total reviews)

      Malcolm Dougherty

      67% approve of CEO

      76% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      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 852 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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      852 reviews
      5.0
      Dec 30, 2020

      Good Employer

      Student assistant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Flexible Easy going managers Nice environment which is comfortable

      Cons

      Boring Work Buildings are old next to highway

      2.0
      Nov 18, 2020

      Design III Engineer for Central Region

      Design engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You can get your job done in half the time they give you

      Cons

      The majority of the engineers aren't hard working. They go around talking to others and waste a few hours a day doing nothing. 25% of the engineers carry the project. The other 75% do as much work and give effort that is equal to someone that should be making $15/hr. New hires come in wanting to do more, but lose desire because coworkers and some seniors have stopped caring and give the minimum amount of effort. There is no incentive to do more. You have to write in your hours and request hours from project managers, almost like we are working for McDonalds. CALTRANS has failed the design team by not providing any equipment for teleworks (ie work cellphone, laptop, monitor...)

      4.0
      Oct 5, 2020

      Great Environment

      Environmental planner
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Everyone is friendly, a wave of young and ambitious new hires, work doesn't bleed into your evenings/weekends, stress free for the most part, provides plenty of training and extracurricular activities to advance your career.

      Cons

      Some people are lazy, pay is ok, some interesting characters in the workplace.

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