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CITY OF EDINBURG

Soild Waste Department... Well to keep it simple, turnaround rate is HORRIBLE, went through 5  Supervisors. All them QUIT they were not fired. And countless fellow employees of other positions, Drivers, Heavy equipment operators, Mechanics, labourers, Medium equipment operators, secretaries, etc etc.  Something is going on for the turnaround rate to be  bad. They hire supervisors that have no experience in running a fleet or shop or a landfill. Other thing is the drama, everybody talks about Everybody. Even Supervisors are in on this drama. Very unprofessional. Other thing is they make you take your vacation all 3 weeks in a row when they tell you to. Unless your one of the favorites they could work with you a bit. If something goes wrong they will find someone to blame and write them up. Write up's do get worded to their side,if they dont like how the supervisor worded it then the main office at the landfill location  will redo it to their liking so the employee will deffantly be in the wrong. I Have been in the presence of Supervisors apologizing to an employee after a write up that they didnt  want to give. And how also how that the write up presented to employee wasn't the original write up from the Supervisor that it was "Reworded" by someone else. In all Seriousness This department really needs to be looked into.  Now for the good things, 3 weeks paid off, paid holidays off, Christmas bonus. And that's about it... Best advice is just do your job and stay away from everyone.

At this point I just oversee daily operations and dealings.  Every once in a while I will get to actually work on the day to day applications.  I have been put on what they call retirement mode, which means I need to teach others what should be done and let them take over.  Management is difficult because it involves a lot of politics.  Every time the Mayor or Council members change there is change withing every department.  I love what I do, I have been part of a City that has double in size.  I have been part of a department that has gone from personal handling to an automated program.  The department grows every day and so do I . The hardest part of the job is letting friends go when the administration changes.  I enjoy working with the residents and helping them in any way possible.  I do not believe on passing the buck.  With me the buck stops here, if it is not something the department deals with I will find out who does and make sure the resident is helped.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Really there wasn't anything positive about working there,,low pay  , a negative vibe in general as well as an abusive supervisor who lies about the reasons why they would not issue personal days when they were accumulated and requested ,a real negative environment to work in

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Unrealistic expectations as far as what is expected and what is actually possible given the lack of resources 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Generally a toxic working environment  not a job anyone would consider working at long term. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Typically the day usually start out bad and becomes worse

What is the best part of working at the company?
The benefits and great place of work.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Lack of materials needed to complete tasks, such as cleaning equipment for sewer lines and for repairing sewer systems.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
No to stressful, cares more for residents on completing projects to make life more easier and pleasant for all residents and businesses.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Overseeing the sewer system and taking care of residents complaints, and setting job assignments to help fix issues with the sewer system. Helping other departments with tasks to assist residents.

Hours are great, pay rate not so much. No availability for overtime, but a lot of comp time is available. Very patriarchal place where speaking out might get you in trouble. Sucking up is a way for people to move along the ranks, and if you don't do it, you won't advance. No opportunity for advancement unless you wish to become a LEO. They get all the overtime and advancement opportunities. Being a subservient woman in this place will win you over many people, but the employee culture in here can be very sexist and misogynistic. Keep your head down and work and survival is just about guaranteed.

Working the teen programming was difficult because the supervisor says no to everything as his knee-jerk reaction, so it was very difficult to get anything approved. Overall, it was an okay experience. However, I felt very little appreciation towards my work while employed here.  I helped people learn how to use computers more than anything else (like teaching them to click the mouse and how to open an email). Extremely nice coworkers but high turn over rate.  You'll only get 2 weekends off every month, and on the weekends you work, you'll get Friday off. 

When it comes to this job I would assume that it would be a safe environment, only to be completely wrong. The managers were okay but it was an extremely disorganized environment and on top of that no filters on what some of the staff would talk about such as political views and vice versa. At times, I felt like I was being bullied or disregarded at times. There were also times that it was difficult to learn the material, only to feel pressure to get things right within 3 months. If you are thinking of applying I would say to apply somewhere where you feel appreciated for your work.

The benefits are good. The paid time off system is pretty great. The only bad thing is the pay, not enough pay for the amount of work that the city of Edinburg keeps adding over time. The city is growing, and new parks or facilities are constantly popping up, yet we are getting paid the same. The wage is so outdated. We are also the put to last department to the city apparently. It feels like we don’t matter to them honestly. The director for parks is a great person and the new supervisors are good too, the problem is the higher up’s at city hall. They honestly don’t care for us… 

Job was not as described, worked 60-80 hr weeks (salaried position). Supervisory staff was very prone to going around supervisors to interact with their staff, giving direct orders without keeping department heads in the loop. It was expected for department heads to create city wide events with less than 3 days notice.  Supervisors would constantly intervene in the events, changing things at last minute. Very stressful, do not recommend.

Once again, they're taking our Cost of Living.  Does it really add up even the most necessity of the cost of living that they're going to take away once again.  I mean it's just a measly $20 to $32 more that we get for all that.
The city should consider all the working ants.  They should understand that they once used to be hard working ants and once they moved up they no longer care or consider how hard it is to pay for things with our extremely low wages.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Groundskeeper 19 salaries reported	$13.33 per hour
Equipment operator 16 salaries reported	$17.00 per hour
Administrative specialist 9 salaries reported	$15.04 per hour
Office specialist 5 salaries reported	$13.38 per hour
Maintenance technician 5 salaries reported	$14.38 per hour

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