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I've been working as a copy editor for the last year and have slowly been turned off by the management style of my department. I'm considering leaving my department or the CNO because of this. 

Management focuses almost exclusively on failures and has no objective means of measuring success aside from how they feel about it. Since starting I have not been congratulated or praised once. It would just be nice to know I'm doing well, especially when accomplishing many firsts for the department and raising its engagement to above-market levels for many of its vendors. 

There is no training for my position which means that the learning curve has been astronomical and due to the capricious management style I've been reprimanded rather than asked what could be done to help bridge the gaps in my knowledge. It even cost me a raise which I've felt due to inflation. I'm technically making less money than when I started.

There also seems to be a lot of favoritism in my department. The same associates go to lunch with my direct report almost every day and that's fine, but when one of those associates lives in the same town as the direct report, it just doesn't look good and could easily be taken as favoritism. I requested lunch with my direct report and was blown off.

I've also requested regular meetings with my direct report, which were often blown off or scheduled over. I don't feel my time or opinions are valued. The only way I have been able to get regular meetings is because I've been placed on a Performance Improvement Plan, due to my perceived failures, which requires bi-weekly meetings. I guess I finally got those regular meetings I wanted.

My direct reports also have no interest in developing my career or the position I work in. This position is currently a dead-end and even with the growth of the CNO, it has not really adapted to the new and emerging needs. 

Also, my department's executive officer also won't allow their associates to flex my schedule or work from home even though I have been expensively outfitted to have this capability. 

All this being said, the benefits package is beyond comparison for the area and you will learn something new every day. I find parts of my job incredibly rewarding because I have a measurable positive impact on the lives of CNO associates by saving them money and connecting them to resources that improve their health. 



I worked overnight at the Wellness Center for over a year as a part-time employee. Despite the hours and dedication, I was never offered a raise at my one-year mark, received no night differential, and had no benefits. Some paychecks were as low as \$400 for two weeks of work.

As a college student and parent, I had some scheduling challenges. Unfortunately, the workplace did not use a clear or consistent attendance policy, so there was no system in place for making up points or addressing issues transparently.

Leadership often lacked accountability. There were instances of unprofessional behavior, poor communication, and little support when I asked for growth opportunities. Despite my consistent efforts — from deep cleaning to helping members with anything they needed — others who started after me were promoted while I remained in the same role.

My departure was not handled with professionalism, and I left feeling unsupported and disrespected. After resigning, I was surprised to learn I was still placed on a probationary period, limiting future employment opportunities within the organization. HR never followed up, and I received no outreach from anyone after leaving.

Working here taught me that even in a community-focused organization, internal support and fairness can fall short. I hope the Wellness Center reflects on how it treats employees and improves how it values and develops its team.



I got hired on to this job because they were very short staffed running on a skeleton crew, I was excited to get started and learn this new dispatch field, then I get in and realize it is not anything like described. I was supposed to be training to learn how to do my job. Even though they knew I was brand new to this and had zero experience with any of the apps, sites, or dialog they used they expected me to know it after showing me only once if at all. I was reading all the material I could find to try to learn and pass the tests, any time I asked a question about the job I was met with scorn and sour looks. They would say you should know this already even though I had only just saw it done once.  Same if I asked to make sure I was doing the job right before I submitted something. They would be cussing and discussing inappropriate topics at work constantly while I was on the phone loud enough neither me or the person on the phone could hear each other. Then because they say I was not getting the job fast enough they were letting me go and terminating me. Not even offering to transfer me to another department, or even talking with me. No meeting with management, no written warning, or verbal, just a phone call before I was supposed to come in to let me know I'm terminated from company and cant apply for a different position for 13 weeks. I will never work for this company again or support them. 

I've worked in Surveillance for a while now  and the pay has gone up and isn't bad or physically challenging work. It started out ok in the beginning, but I've grown to absolutely hate it, there are a bunch of things they will not tell you and micro manage you to death, we are locked in a little room for a full 8 hours, we are not supposed to talk with other employees, on a bad weather day if you call in you get triple strikes because you're "essential" more than half the days in the year are "blackout" dates that are double strikes if you call in, the management is probably the worst part of the job they do not communicate with each other so everyone tells you how they want the job done so no one is ever on the same page,  all the equipment at my location is second hand falling apart can bearly run the software we use, if you complain they they threaten you, every week they change the rules so you are never doing anything right. Other departments may have it a little better but i will never work Surveillance for the Choctaw Nation ever!!!!!!!
The Choctaw Nation is also not a LGBT friendly place to work, they also make no accommodations for any religious beliefs, no head coverings or long facial hair.

I have worked for them 2 times over almost 6 years total and throughout all of the various positions I worked the theme of mediocre management has created unhappy workers in many areas. The culture of hiring with nepotism and promotion of people who are not even Choctaw and not as educated or qualified for the job but are either related or friends with higher ups is too prevalent. It is very difficult to get hired on unless you know the right people and if the wrong people do not like you then they will find a way to get rid of you. The company is too cliquish, but because it is one of the largest employers in the area you can sometimes find good folks just trying to make it through with their jobs. I am Choctaw and I will probably never work for them again because I have gone on over 25 interviews over a year and a half and have never been offered a position. People who are either very little Choctaw or not at all are the ones in the upper echelons of management and they do not seem to want to lose their jobs so they only hire and promote imbeciles who will agree with them and never to change things to improve the tribe.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Choctaw Nation is fantastic! All the benefits they give us and how they strive to make our experience here better every day. Now tribal transit needs some work. They are still opposite of whet Choctaw is striving for for their employees. They will get it eventually though. I enjoyed the job over all, moving up to another department. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The unnecessary and stressful things supervisors and dispatchers put you through. There are so much better and easier ways for everyone. I hope they look for them in the future.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Over all Choctaw is awesome! I look forward to the growth and i have never worked for a company over all that cares so muvh about their employees. The Chief is on a good path!

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Day in and day out in this department is pretty laid back i enjoyed it over all. It's when higher ups and dispatch have to implement things. It could go a LOT smoother for everyone. They will get there, I have faith.

The longer you stay with the company, the more comfortable the supervisors, management, and other coworkers get with you. Not many truly care about what you have going on personally, and will just make everything seem as if it’s your fault no matter what the situation may be. A lot of higher ups don’t know what they are doing truly, and are lazy when it comes to training and showing you how to confidently do your job, and other tasks. Yes, the Choctaw Nation should worry about hiring Choctaw Natives, but they should also worry about having the right people in the positions where people have to learn from and what not. Sometimes the job requirements are a bit needy and tedious when in reality someone with no degree could do the exact same job just as good if not better than the person chosen due to their “awesome resume”. It’s a decent place to work for, but you have to be able to watch your back at all times to make sure you don’t get into trouble for the smallest things. 

I can’t speak for every department in the Casino because I only worked in the Surveillance department but I loved it. The shift supervisors and all the Surveillance Operators on the 3rd shift team were amazing and always willing to help in difficult situations. The compensation could be better, especially with how stressful the job is at times, but hopefully it will get better in the future. Also, Surveillance works hand in hand with the Security department and at times it could be aggravating having to deal with the extreme egos of some security guards/corporals. My advice, if you can’t handle extremely stressful situations without overreacting or getting overwhelmed then this job isn’t for you. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
High turn over.  Monies good but be prepared to be watched and listen to constantly. Management would rather cover there own butts than stick up for their employees. Benefits 401k and holidays are a positive. Can't say much else I really liked. Some nice people but far to few.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Favoritism bad leaders surveillance and audio monitoring constant. If they can't fire you for one thing they will find another. Don't plan on working there for more than a couple years. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Mid to bad.  They have a choctaw code 7 beliefs if you will but they rarely follow them and still act like they do. They only care about you making them billions of dollars. Not you. Your replaceable.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
No longer work there.  Mostly not wanting to be there.  Poor work environment. Almost hostile.

There are many great departments at Choctaw and many great jobs as well but pretty much any job in F&B whether it be an entry level associate, a supervisor, a manager, or even the director in food and beverage is all terrible. You will work every holiday of your entire life, you will work every weekend of your entire life. The upper level management and directors of food and beverage are cutthroat they will do anything they have to to keep their jobs including lying.Their slogan is faith, family, culture. But yet their points based system punishes you for family related issues and their bereavement policy doesn't include aunts, uncles or cousins only immediate family members so they need to take the word family out of their slogan.

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