Does Texas Water Development Board pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Texas Water Development Board employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Texas Water Development Board. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Texas Water Development Board?

67% of Texas Water Development Board employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Texas Water Development Board 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Texas Water Development Board?

Administrative Assistant (5) , Project Manager (3) , Engineer (2) , Hydrologist (2) , Program Specialist (2) , Program Specialist II (2)

What are the pros of working at Texas Water Development Board according to real employee reviews?

"Great people working for the agency." ((in 10 reviews)); "Good benefits." ((in 7 reviews)); "life balance is great and encouraged" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Texas Water Development Board according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and lack of space." ((in 6 reviews)); "Management was catty and cliquey." ((in 4 reviews)); "Low salary and no real way to make more in the job; bureaucracy and endless change in how things are done by the management with little communication wasting everyone's time; nepotism" ((in 4 reviews)); "Too much office politics, not much opportunities" ((in 3 reviews)); "Over the past several years, the budget has skewed more and more towards upper management." ((in 1 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Texas Water Development Board locations?

Austin , Houston , Texas City , West Port Arthur

Texas Water Development Board reviews

3.8

67% would recommend to a friend

(66 total reviews)

Carlos Rubinstein

42% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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Texas Water Development Board has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 66 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Texas Water Development Board 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

66 reviews

1.0

Sep 13, 2018

Worst employment experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Team is great. Other than this, worst experience ever.

Cons

No respect to talented employee. Zero resources put towards retaining talented people.

3.0

Jul 18, 2018

Passionate people mixed with misguided government

Hydrologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Small org, cut your teeth in water science

Cons

Inexperienced management overseeing highly qualified personnel. Funding at the whim of Texas legislature.

4.0

Jun 24, 2018

When it's good it's good and when it's transitioning-eh

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Co-workers, public service, most benefits, current focus on employee happiness. Like most government jobs there are good years and not so good years. You must go with the flow.

Cons

Benefits were better in years past. Upper and mid management has had issues. Lots of paperwork.

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Jobs at Texas Water Development Board

TWDB - 26-96: Administrative Assistant III-IV