Does King County pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, King County employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at King County. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at King County?

80% of King County employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated King County 3.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at King County?

Project Manager (21) , Program Manager (12) , Intern (8) , Transit Operator (7) , Administrator (6) , Engineer II (6) , Human Resources Analyst (5) , Internship (5) , Attorney (4) , Engineer (4) , Functional Analyst (4) , Intern - Hourly (4) , Supervisor (4) , Administrative Assistant (3) , Administrative Specialist II (3)

What are the pros of working at King County according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and hours." ((in 140 reviews)); "Good pay for less hours" ((in 57 reviews)); "Great people and activities for good purpose." ((in 47 reviews)); "Good work life balance to work" ((in 24 reviews)); "There's also some great colleagues I worked with." ((in 14 reviews))

What are the cons of working at King County according to real employee reviews?

"Many managers have never done the job below which they are managing and cannot answer your questions." ((in 10 reviews)); "Was an Americorps position so I wasn't making enough money to justify the long hours and high demands." ((in 8 reviews)); "Leadership in the building and by my direct supervisor was horrible." ((in 8 reviews)); "No training for new hires." ((in 7 reviews)); "managed by my immediate supervisor" ((in 6 reviews))

What are the top reviewed King County locations?

Seattle , Renton , Kent , Federal Way , Issaquah , Tukwila , Bellevue , West Seattle , Brooklyn , Houston , Hanford , Everett , Gig Harbor , Kirkland , Maple Valley , Puyallup , Kissimmee

King County reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(586 total reviews)

Dow Constantine

69% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

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King County has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 586 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The King County employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

586 reviews

1.0

Mar 10, 2015

Great people, lacks any enlightened leadership

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The compensation is generally very good. Many of the staff work a four-day work week, giving them a three day weekend. Fair degree of automomy given to employees to get their jobs done. Deployed great field technology -- and then totally dropped the ball.

Cons

Department lacks inspired leadership, modern management. More prone to generate fear in the workplace instead of inspire workforce.

2.0

Jul 10, 2014

Poor Management doesn't allow for employee growth or excellence

Event technical staff

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hours were flexible and I really enjoyed the work. It was challenging but you didn't have to take it home with you.

Cons

Leadership in the building and by my direct supervisor was horrible. Schedules were mis managed. People that were not capable of the doing the job were left in positions for years and were never held accountable for their incompetence. Hours were given to favorites rather than to the people that were the most efficient and professional.

2.0

Jun 28, 2014

Poor culture

Anonymous

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Public service, a few good apples

Cons

Politics, too many layers of management, no real leadership, fear-based mode of operating

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Great people, lacks any enlightened leadership

Poor Management doesn't allow for employee growth or excellence

Poor culture

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