ultrasonographer

surgical technologist

senior operations clerk

registered nurse case manager

registered nurse - emergency room

Cherokee Nation

A typical day of work involved showing up to a main building to review what the work day ahead will consist of. Often times there will be work to do in the main building. That is where the inventory is so on certain days there is alot to do. After about an hour in the main building it was my job to clean certain entire building either by myself or sometimes I would work with a team. We cleaned a number of buildings with many different uses. When we clean we cleaned methodically. While I did this job it helped me learn about time management and it helped me learn to communicate better with a team. And a supervisor. The management worked close with each employee and they were always very professional. The culture of the work environment evolves around the cherokee people and their history and culture. It was an environment that places much importance on tribe family and culture. The hardest part of the job was the repetitive nature of much of the work. The most enjoyable part of the job was working as a team to accomplish a goal together. 

Cherokee is a contractor so the job security is not good. They had a 1 year contract when I started, but I was told by the manager that he was certain it would get extended. We didn't know if the contract would get extended until literally the day before it was set to expire. Even then it only got extended by a month. A month later, it was extended for another month. Eventually it was extended for four months. During that time the pandemic hit and our facility closed. A few of us were anywhere from 1 to 3 weeks away from hitting our 1 year anniversary and finally getting our 2 weeks PTO, but Cherokee terminated the contract before any of us could get our PTO. I can't say much for the culture or management because we never saw them. Aside from a few Cherokee coworkers, the rest of my coworkers were not Cherokee employees since we were contractors working in a NARA facility. The pay and benefits were decent.

Great benefits, hours are good, location, off on the holidays, vacation, sick time, easy work, security.Nice place to work in and good environment. Great benefits! Only downfall is the pay. WIC is very busy and can be overwhelming at times. I do enjoying the counseling working with moms and babies.I learned a great deal about children's behavior regarding meals and snacks, common food allergies, and many medical conditions in the pediatric population that need constant nutritional monitoring. The hardest part of the job was management not having their employees back.The most enjoyable part of the job was helping those in need with a goal of improving their lives through beneficial nutrition. Also working with the children was a very interesting and fun experience. This provided a rewarding experience for me knowing that I was sharing my expertise with others to improve their quality of life.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Well you get quarterly bonuses and a lot of the departments are raising up their hourly pay. You get accruing sick and vacation time so even if you have to use it you can gain it back. If you work hard and actually do your job management will work with you when things happen. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
My job in particular is very stressful but it's not the same for every job in the company. Some jobs are super easy. But I will say the most stressful part is when someone messes up big time and everyone is under the microscope for a bit. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Pretty laid back. Just do your job, show up on time, show up in general actually, and don't cause drama. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
I can't answer that, confidentiality clause and all that.

Everything here is determined by who you know and who they know. If someone (a coworker or supervisor) knows someone on the council or in administration and they decide to act out or create a hostile work environment, worst case scenario is they will be moved departments and not receive any punishment or coaching. A lot of the time, if it’s a supervisor, you will be moved. It can be hard to get fired but it’s not hard to be the victim of a hostile work environment. The way HR is set up, if the person you have a complaint against has friends higher-up, the complaint will be brushed under the rug. 

Most of the time I am limited with what I can do for the nation because of the program I am on.  However I try to help the clients that come in with what I am able to do.  I answer questions about the programs we have, give them papers that will be needed for them to fill out or gather to make their time go faster when they the client get to see the Career Specialist.  I In-put the data for my office into an excel spreadsheet that I had to create in order to get total for end of month reports.  The hardest part of this job is being thrown into it without any training on the position and having to find or figure out how things are done.

Stayed very busy for the most part. I learned how to stay calm and remain polite even when some client were not pleasant to work with. Management expected top performance, we had monthly meetings and each employee knew what was to be expected in regards to their positions held. Co workers were amazing and we all helped one another if needed. The hardest part of the job was during the summer when we not only had our regular clients but also had the summer youth, basic skills, and internship programs were all going on at the same time. Most enjoyable part of the job was being able to work with the summer youth.

Conduct evaluations, engineering design systems and procedures for DS-IP Real and Personal Property. 
Conduct work simplification, prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively. Program analysis and management presentations, Enterprise Business Systems (EBS) Analysis, Facilities Operations Research Analysis and inventory Managers Reviews of reports and data. Created a detailed out line in Viso as to the internal structure within SharePoint with user lists attached for maintenance purpose of the site.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Insurance and working with those passionate about helping others 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Lack of providers, constant change, dealing with poor leadership, no job security!

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Work environment is make sure you don’t upset someone or you become a target!  

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Managing crisis, working on policies, seeing patients, too many meetings that lack productivity!

What is the best part of working at the company?
Weekends. Anytime you could take off and not be there.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The fact that your boss didn't have time to bother with our issues and concerns in the department.  

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Drama filled and lack of care. Would not recommend that department to an enemy. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Constant busy while others sit around and don't help.

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