I was an upper level project manager. - Anonymous employee King County Employee Review

3.0
Apr 22, 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Overall extremely dedicated staff, very high caliber work and commitment to public service. Always seeking innovative programs. Results driven. At times work long hours without extra compensation.

Cons

Management not at all progressive; cover-your-ass approach to "leadership". Can only speak for the department I was in, but there was a strong tendency to play favorites in giving promotions. I happened to be one who did well in the organization, but was never comfortable with some of the excellent staff who were left behind because they just did their job well but didn't play up to the managers.

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4.0
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Cons

Can feel like you’re being micro managed or watched from the top at times but middle management is usually good at mitigating this.

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