The state - Heavy Equipment Operator Caltrans Employee Review

3.0
Apr 1, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good place to work with good hearted people. Lots of employee camaraderie, helpful knowledgable coworkers. Very stable employment with good advancement possibility.

Cons

The effects of budget cuts trickle down to this level quite severely. The slow and plodding pace of working in a bureaucracy can at times be very frustrating.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jun 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Stable, chances for advancement (dependent on location), more time off the longer you stick around

Cons

Heavy red tape, Analysts may be tasked with supporting way too many needy employees from their own and other units, low morale as a result.

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