It's a state job... - Anonymous employee Caltrans Employee Review

4.0
Sep 8, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It's probably like working at other IT shops, but being that they're the state, they don't get to innovate too much, just follow.

Cons

Though they do have an open source policy, they still go with the big names (MS, Oracle) even though other open source options exist, but this is more a statewide standards policy than anything else.

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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
Jun 5, 2026
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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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