City of Amarillo

What is the best part of working at the company?
The job was simple and relatively stress free. The hours are also very good. You get a lot of paid holidays, and there is a vested retirement program. Another thing I never used, was that you could request days off relatively easy. Management is pretty relaxed. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
A lot of your coworkers come from colorful environments. Passive aggressiveness, hostility, disrespect, silent treatment, etc. Your coworkers will hide important details from managers, and they will look the other way when something is in need of maintenance. Some coworkers would come to work drunk. If the work was more independent, then it would be alright. Since you have to work with colorful people, you feel like you are walking on eggshells. Not that many young people there.  

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Pretty relaxed. A lot of people with low self-esteem. Usual locker room talk, but the childishness makes me feel like older than I really am. Coworkers with passive aggressiveness, disrespect, cattiness, and mudslinging. I felt at times like I was walking on eggshells. A lot of the people there are not people you want to invite to your house.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Very relaxed. When we are busy, your time will go by fast. When there is downtime, you will be dying for something to do. There are routines for every day of the week so its not always the same. It's a pretty simple job. There where plenty of guys in their 50s and older there. You get your exercise daily.

Working in a 911 center can be challenging, fast paced, and extremely stressful. A typical work day includes answering 911 calls, of course, with sometimes hysterical, inconsolable people who're experiencing mental, medical, or life threatening situations beyond their control. Maintaining professional courtesy and an even tone of voice is critical to helping them get assistance. An intimate knowledge of the service area is paramount and includes map reading, knowing location of landmarks, or crossroads. 

Computer skills are critical as well. Knowing shortcuts such as CTRL-V, CTRL-A, etc can be helpful. Work stations at my center have 4-6 computer screens, not including the computer that operates the many radio channels we use. 

Due to the specificity of the field, management is usually made up of people who work in the industry and move up the chain of command. 

Co-workers are A-type personalities who're strong willed, driven, and can be a little bull headed but get along well typically. 

The hardest part of the job is learning the computer systems, phones, and the laws regarding civil matters versus criminal matters. For other people that hardest part may be dealing witt the stress that comes with the job.

Although an lot of calls that come in aren't especially life threatening, the most enjoyable part is the feeling of helping someone in a true emergency.

A typical day at work for Parks and Recreation was fun, You played with kids all day and came up with different games and activities, and got to know new people and new faces. I learned that children deal with situations in totally different ways because of there house holds. That's all you really know when your young is how things are handled in your home is how you'll handle situations anywhere else. The Management was Great, the area supervisor always came by to check and see how the day was going and also would bring treats for the children. However, I don't think they were understanding on my part being that I was left at my park by myself, I had no partner like all the other employees, so that also gave me double the tasks but I still managed to try to keep things interesting for my kids, and also still managed to keep up with my responsibilities. The hardest part of the job was having to get on to the kids about unfair play or having to send kids home. Because than they hate you and that was never a good feeling. The most enjoyable part of the day is whenever we would have art, sports, or/ Lunch supervisors come, that's when things always got interesting.

Pay has increased well for certain positions and all the OT. More personnel helps too. 

Unfortunately communication between supervisors is quite terrible at times, or some are just lazy and try to pawn work off others and blame everyone else for why its broken or not done.

Of course we have our regulation book but thats a guide. Its not truly followed to the letter unfortunately. You would think it would be simple enough to follow or asking questions would get answers, but even thats a fight it feels like.

All that being said, I love the crew I'm on. Tight knit like family and we're there to make it fun and enjoyable for our team. The small things like that help ALOT. You can and will get alot of cross training with vehicles and other positions if you want. Just show interest and volunteer. It can always help.

Otherwise like any other job. Pros and cons. I enjoy the challenge I have some days with problem solving and others, I lose my mind being around crazy amarillo drivers.

Take what you will from this, but I'd say try it at least a year and then make up your mind. It'll open alot of doors meeting all all types of people.

My primary responsibilities are to perform HUD funded housing inspections for client based voucher based housing, owner occupied emergency repair inspections for home related repairs, rental rehabilitation project assessment and monitoring, community housing development monitoring inspections which include Salvation Army and helps programs.
I have learned several online data collection and reporting systems, income verifications, Federal Registry rules, policies and procedures.
Management is very political and highly exposed to community relations. Currently management is very tight in all documentation and backup of other positions is required due to minimal staffing.
Work culture is very business casual, however, due to nature of the programs the culture is heavily stepped with negative reviews.
The hardest part of the day is attempting to satisfy all request.
The most enjoyable part is the sense of achievement of assisting individuals with life interrupting circumstances.

I enjoyed my job as a school crossing guard with the City of Amarillo. I worked there for 2 1/2 years, and would have stayed if not for moving to S.C. Hardest part of the job is that it's a split schedule, morning and afternoon. Once you get in the groove, it's a non-issue. Best part of the job is working by yourself, interacting with school children, and doing something that feels valuable to the community. Besides my boss, who would periodically check on my, the only other time I got to see my fellow co-workers was a yearly training day. You start out working as a substitute, but there are plenty of opps for a permanent gig. I worked the same school the last 1+. They are very understanding of anything that comes up, where you have to take off. Some gigs are busier than others. I enjoyed the variety of schools in the different parts of town, the kids, the parents waiting on their kids, and working for the City overall. A wonderful experience!

Typically, I meet with my supervisor first thing in the morning to get direction for the day. I convey to my employees the work plan for the day, and provide them with the tools/resources to complete the various job duties for the day. After the crews are carrying out their duties, I return to the office to manage the ArborPro, Forestry Management program. The hardest part of my job is managing employees who are under "Civil Servant" status. The most enjoyable part of my job is the success that I am experiencing. Alot of hard work has gone into the implementation of the ArborPro software, and to see it all come together is very rewarding. My co-workers are usually positive and uplifting. They usually have wisdom in situations that I am unfamiliar with.

As I stated previously on another summary. It is not a good place to work for. If you aren't at least a supervisor. You will not make at least the average of the position you are applying for. You better off at any other city than amarillo. I recommend not working here. They will work you at minimum wage or less if they can get away with it. They play nothing but politics there and would rather give pay raises and bonuses to fire and police departments (they deserve it but what about the rest of the workforce for the city?) The raises fire and police get is 20% while the rest get a measles 2%. What's 2% of minimum wage? Barely anything compared to the average everyone else would be making outside the city of amarillo. If you want to make money for your hard work. Work elsewhere.

What is the best part of working at the company?
No good part working for the city is like going to school having your hand held when they fill you with fake promises and promotions to benefit there own agenda wouldn't work fleet services either they are also filled with fake promises and if you have to use hr department for any reason you will be black listed to other employees and management will retaliate 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Dealing with losers that can't do anything else 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The environment is toxic and draining i

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Work while others sit around and do nothing

I am a teletypist and 911 call taker. As a teletypist, I run confidential information on people, vehicle, and property. As a 911 call taker, I take both 911 calls, administrative calls, and calls from other agencies for assistance. The hours are 8 hours a day for 5 days of week but because we are severely understaffed and considered "essential personnel" we constantly get mandated to stay and work 12-16 shifts a day. I learned that I am a people person and work well under stress. The hardest part of my job would be the mandates because those can happen any time without notice. I enjoy all my coworkers and what I do. I love that I can help people.

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