equipment operator

senior office assistant

building maintenance

refuse collector

administrative assistant

CITY OF LAREDO

Very poor management who only care that job is completed. They dont care if workers are tired or over worked. If you go against their orders or opinions, you will find yourself on their bad side. "We dont take anything personal" but when you dont agree with them, they over work you and make you do things no one wants to do. They treat the branch collectors very poorly and only take the words of the drivers. On the trash side, if you arent in the "friendly" group of the supervisor, they will treat you with no care. On the night shift, they are always missing people, and if they choose you to double shift and cover for them, you HAVE to do it. They are always under staff due to the fact they push all the good workers away, and because of that, everyone has to over work to compesate that issue. But it's okay, as long as they are inside their office with AC. Dont get me started on the fact that we are all very under paid for the work we do under extreme weather. Unless you have good connections, dont expect to be treated fairly, receive promotions/raises, or be appreciated for your hard work.

As a municipality, you are dedicated to your assigned work.
I learned to performed chemical tests on water and soil samples.
Median management is great, they understand co-workers and help in completing the assigned jobs. Top managemet are politicians y they don't know the job and how to be done.
Co-workers are dedicated to help and supportive to complete the assigned job(s).
The hardesty part of the job is when top management wants something and they don't know anything about the job, which it is the daily situation; and also, when they try to satisfy his/her supervisor and ask for unethical or inmoral actions and threaten you to fire you.
The most enjoyable part of the job is working along with co-workers.

Safety first an foremost. Prepare for the start of a new day. Every day is a different day, we do actually do the same thing and always learning something new. Management keeps up with changes and informs us about them plus any changes we need to be aware of, so proper procedure be implemented. Team work is how we work here, we step it for each other and get the job done or try to finish it on the deadline that was given. All of sudden changes, where as more work added during the day and we have to decide how to plan to get it done, plus are regular work schedule routine. Knowing that we did our job the best we could and were able to help our consumers in the process of the day. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
The people and leadership. Very clear direction of what you need to do in your work. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Emergency requests, but that is in every job. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
While I was employed, I like the work environment.  We helped and supported  each other in our department. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Working on contracts,  purchase orders, assisting vendors and collaborating with departments on solicitations.

Working here wasn't bad at all. They work schedule was very good and I had a lot of freedom to handle my business the way I saw fit. The pay wasn't up to par for the amount and type of work I did. The supervisors was also a very big problem. Sometimes they were understanding and polite and other times (most of the time) they were rude and insulted you indirectly. I would've stayed here longer, but the fact that your coworkers are out to back stab you and that your supervisors see you as dispensable made me leave.

A work day was never the same and always had unpredictable endings.
Safety is never an ending learning experience. Safety is to resolve issues and unsafe conditions to prevent employees from committing the sane mistake twice.  
Department director was the most understandable, honest person that would never allow to be lied to.
Had never worked with such fine individuals.
Seen injured employees.
A day with out incidents.

I worked for this governmental entity for 12 years and I had a great experience in working with all departmental directors, city council, city manager and city attorneys.

I enjoyed my work during the time I was at my position however was looking for more of a challenge since I had already fulfilled my goals at this work setting.

Management was good and I learned a lot over the years.

I was forced to retire and I lost about half of my retirement benefits, I lost the chance to have The financial stability as a fully retired person. I feel they destroyed my future. All I was doing was following safety issues

I am happy and grateful for the experience I acquired while working for the HR department at the City of Laredo. I learned how to multitask projects considering it was a very high paced environment.  I had the opportunity to work with various departments and levels of management. The city also provided great health care benefits.

Typical day at work for me is to start my day from 8-5 inspected the utility truck and tools ,then repair broken water lines around the city.
you learn how to install water line pipes, pluming main water lines on city streets. friendly environment, team of four, overnight plumbing fixing several broken water lines. Learning new techniques.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Equipment operator 20 salaries reported	$18.92 per hour
Senior office assistant 11 salaries reported	$14.72 per hour
Building maintenance 11 salaries reported	$16.89 per hour
Refuse collector 13 salaries reported	$14.73 per hour
Administrative assistant 8 salaries reported	$18.90 per hour

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