police officer

motor coach

swim instructor

senior staff assistant

cadet

CITY OF SANTA MONICA

My day mostly consisted of providing assistance to department leaders and other assistants.

I learned a lot about providing the mass public with information, planning and conducting community meetings.

The division management was tiered in such a way that I worked closely with several 'bosses' on a regular basis.

My co-workers were friendly, helpful and committed to our team's success as a whole.

The hardest part of the job initially was map reading/making and the CONSTANT CHANGE. You had to stay on your toes and just when you got the hang of something...BAM...it changes and you have to learn/create/design/develop something new.

The most enjoyable part of the job was that it was EVER CHANGING. There was always something NEW! New ROUTES, New BUSES. New SCHEDULES, New FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, TECHNOLOGIES, etc..... It was VERY INTERESTING....always learning, always growing!

I love what I do, and enjoy being outdoors working with the public for the most part. But more times than often there are difficult people we come across and when we ask for help it’s very limited by the police, dispatch, management etcetera. It’s extremely frustrating to love your job but feel like it doesn’t love you back. The workdays are long (up to 8- 13 hour runs) 15-16 hours away from home per day, lots of split shifts (up to 3 1/2 hour breaks between work) Opportunities for overtime work. The employees are great to work with. Teamwork is getting better. Overall Comradeship is pretty much decent. 

Groundskeeper walking sweeping picking up litter from walkways, streets, alleys, sidewalks, gutter, drains. City owned parking structures and other public use areas. Driving City vehicles policing alleys removing trash and bulky items and the surrounding community. Restroom attendant cleaning, disinfects and replenishes supplies in restrooms. Sweeping and washing down stairways. Cleaned stainless steel elevators floors and walls. Cleaned up human waste and disinfects area. Performs a variety of unskilled maintenance tasks including removing gum, cleaning tree wells, water fountains and bases of light posts, structure signs. Removes graffiti by applying cleaning solutions. Replace City trash cans. Most enjoyable i would say assisting the community and tourist, the scenery of the beach just enlighten you to have a productive day.

i was raised in santa monica, i have been here since 1973, and i know the culture. my work experience has been ok, but what i have noticed is that the hispanic people are very racist and feel entitled to any position qualified or not. its not fair to other people who need to work for a living. my review is based on my own personal experience,and have seen and heard lots of things to support what im saying(fact). to city management, i suggest you look into departments that black ball good workers for personal reasons and  you should let them work or get re-hired if they have done nothing wrong. this culture that i speak about has been this way for so many years and i doubt it will change,but we need to shed light on this so it can known for people applying for positions..........its not right...

The best part of the day was playing games with the kids or helping with their homework. Keeping the kids busy after school was my number one job always, making sure their brains and body was always moving. I learned how to manage a large group of kids during activities, sports games, and during our homework time. The most challenging part of my job was dealing with parents and their concerns or requests, as well as working with challenging students whether it was learning or behavioral issues. Management could improve, I would have felt better continuing to work for them if I had felt more supported when it came to parents and dealing with consequences for kids OR parents (picking up students late daily, students not wanting to follow directions consistently, etc).

I planned on retiring with the city of Santa Monica. Everything was great! Great pay, benefits, co workers, schedule, and overall just a great environment to be in. Next thing you know, "covid" hits and they are laying people off by April 2020. Other cities took paycuts and furloughs but still had jobs. The most disheartening part is that they never spoke of furlough or other options, they went straight for the kill, and for that I would say job security is definitely at risk. The union tried, but didnt try hard enough. They did give us severance though, but I'd rather have a job.

Difficult some days.  Straight business attutde, even though your being sold is a family atmosphere.  Make the money, be professional,  and go home. Long hours to be their not very understandable about attendance.  Not very understanding about becoming sick and needs of the Operator. Lunch meal breaks are show in schedule work by not realistic with transportation. If service runs late you may not get the full recover time needed to perform your duties efficiently. Lower management can be under a lot of pressure which is pushed down onto the next level creating the disruptive personality and hurts worker moral.

I had a wonderful 7 years working for this employer great benefits and the pay was awesome when management changed in my department that's when things started going downhill with promises not being kept, and employees being lied to. Let go while off injured because my license had gotten suspended while I was off on a injury and when I finalliy fixed the issue with my license I had meeting with management and he looked me in and my union Rep in the eyes and told us both he would bring me back if I produced a H-6 printout I gave him one in less than 24 hours and he waited over six weeks to give me answer saying he couldn't bring me back for whole another reason that the job was responsible for.

What am unorganized department (recycling) for the laborer trainee position. You start by not knowing what you have to do, who to talk to, what uniform to wear and how the process works. Once you are giving an assignment then reality hits & you get treated bad from management & seniority piers. Also watch out because it's very hard to promote unless you have a class A or B license. If you don't you will be working hard forever without a future.

the top agency in Southern California...best pay and benefits with a great variety of work assignments and state of the art equipment. Provides an alternate work schedule, plenty overtime assignments, and special details to work on. 

The entry level physical test is the hardest to pass, it is on a point system and contains push ups, pull ups, sit ups, and 1.5 mile run. The POST test is elementary compared to the test. As a lateral officer, you are currently exempt from the physical test. 

Great folks to work with and fantastic environment, the beach, promenade, Main Street, Wilshire Corridor, and pier as a backdrop of your mobile office.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Police officer 18 salaries reported	$102,920 per year
Motor coach 18 salaries reported	$26.99 per hour
Swim instructor 17 salaries reported	$23.71 per hour
Senior staff assistant 10 salaries reported	$68,983 per year
Cadet 8 salaries reported	$22.50 per hour

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