Does Sound Transit pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Sound Transit employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Sound Transit. This rating has decreased by 16% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Sound Transit?

26% of Sound Transit employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Sound Transit 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Sound Transit?

Program Manager (8) , Intern (7) , Project Manager (6) , Fare Ambassador (4) , Internship (4) , Senior Executive Assistant (4) , Senior Software Engineer (4) , Construction Manager (3) , Contract Specialist (3) , Deputy Director (3) , Engineer (3) , Accountant (2) , Management (2) , Operations Intern (2) , Project Coordinator (2)

What are the pros of working at Sound Transit according to real employee reviews?

"Sound Transit has a great Benefit Package" ((in 40 reviews)); "Good work/life balance" ((in 11 reviews)); "People are great and genuine." ((in 10 reviews)); "In my area the pay is competitive and I am aware that in some other departments employees feel differently" ((in 7 reviews)); "Salary is good when compared to other agencies, but internally, it is a mess and not equitable." ((in 5 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Sound Transit according to real employee reviews?

"Inexperienced management." ((in 5 reviews)); "There is a high level of incompetence in IT Senior Leadership and beyond, mostly promoted due to tenure rather than performance." ((in 4 reviews)); "Some unskilled managers & directors, organization is becoming more top" ((in 3 reviews)); "The executive leadership and top line leadership is comprised of outsiders, and hand picked individuals." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Sound Transit locations?

Seattle , Washington , Auburn , Bellevue , Atlanta

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Sound Transit reviews

3.1

26% would recommend to a friend

(163 total reviews)

Dow Constantine

23% approve of CEO

25% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Work/Life balance

2.7

Culture & values

2.6

Career opportunities

2.1

Senior management

Sound Transit has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 163 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sound Transit employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

163 reviews

5.0

Apr 21, 2013

A great agency where employees have a strong work ethic

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The best part about Sound Transit is how strongly motivated the employees are by the public good. This was ingrained in almost everyone I met there. They all want to do something good for the community through their jobs in transit.

Cons

Being a cash-strapped public agency, you won't find free drinks/snacks here. Also, a lot of the technology and working experience is a little dated, so younger more innovative minds will have to slow down to allow others to keep up with them.

4.0

Sep 4, 2012

Current employee

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

fast pace, never boring smart, very driven people exciting projects that make a positive difference CEO is a phenomenal leader and a genuinely good person

Cons

big egos, lack of consistency of management across the organization, some managers are fair and level-headed and some are high strung, territorial and reactional, and the contrast is not being addressed as an issue that has real impact on morale and results

2.0

Dec 9, 2011

Bad management in IT and Finance. HR assistance with employees problems is nonexistent.

It analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's nice to be part of an agency that is working towards improving traffic issues in the region. There were a lot of good people that tried to make it an enjoyable place to work. The agency kept employees up to date on the projects Sound Transit was involved in.

Cons

Management in IT and Finance was very lacking in leadership skills. When problems developed they blamed staff for their lack of management abilities. Even when they were blatant lies. Some employees had serious behavioral issues which management and HR ignored and refused to be involved with. It was a very dysfuntional place to work.

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