project manager

director

attorney

equipment mechanic

senior project manager

City of Atlanta

Atlanta was pretty good when I worked there from 2005 through 2011.  My full term was from 2004 to 2012.  My first year had issues during my transition from consultant to employee.  My last year was terrible after the mayoral election.  Good people were just let go.  But during a period of stability, Atlanta was amazing.  I felt protected and supported by my colleagues.  Especially because I worked at a consultant satellite office.  Every time I went to city hall it was like a family reunion.  My colleagues genuinely cared about how I was treated by the consultants.  They gave me advice and resources to do my job effectively and made sure the consultants understood who they worked for.  The training at Atlanta was phenomenal!   I learned so many different types of software, took city procured courses in construction law and was often encouraged to pursue the next challenge.  Promotions in Atlanta were rare but raises and cost of living adjustments came nearly every year.  Your salary may not have been great when you started but it grew quickly with no campaign for promotion or raises.  You just got them as a department wide increase.  Merit raises and promotions were hard to get.  Many would just quit and get rehired at the title they wanted or transferred to a different department. 

The work load at Atlanta was not evenly distributed but, they work was limited to the limits you set.  If you could do more, it was given.  If you had reasonable limitations , those limits were accepted.  I was a work horse but I was fortunate to have a manager who cared about my personal life as well as my deliverables and frequently checked in on how much I had and checked before adding more.  My manager did not micro manage nor did he have an issue when I questioned his direction.  Atlanta occasionally had really good managers which was a definite nod to the HR Department at the time.  

As I said the mayoral election caused a disaster for 2011/2012.  Administrative changes were poorly considered and executed.  I cant speak for the current administration but I would be mindful of the fact Atlanta can be very turbulent every 4-8 years.  Enjoy it while there's peace but always have a back up plan during and immediately after an election

I started my day at 8:00AM in the court room that facilitates a Pre-Trial Intervention program for traffic. I was trained to fully understand the program. When the court is full of defendants, I would give a speech that entails what the program is, the eligibility for the program, how it affects the defendants, and the different options the defendants can take. I would do the same thing at the 3:00PM court session.

When the morning session is over, I would learn new tasks and aid different solicitors with their work. I would review and file expungements, process and mail out discoveries, and help the prosecutors with choosing recommendations for the judge. I learned how judges have different discretion and will allow different recommendations. I also learned how to use court view to look up a defendant’s profile.

Management was idealistic. I was given the opportunity to choose what I wanted to learn. I walked into every court room, and I helped almost every solicitor accomplish something different. The management created a work environment for me that was based on learning and knowledge.

My co-workers treated each other like best friends. They were friendly, honest, and we were all a team. We all had something to learn and we were not afraid of learning. I learned a lot through my co-workers.

The most challenging part of the job, which became easy, was to properly and effectively give a speech to the defendants. The speech had to contain exhaustive details of the intervention program. I learned and I gave speeches that surpass that requirement.
The most enjoyable part of the job was the whole job. I enjoy challenges; I enjoyed creating and giving speeches to the defendants; I enjoyed helping the prosecutors/solicitors with their work. I enjoyed it because I was learning.

I started my day at 8:00AM in the court room that facilitates a Pre-Trial Intervention program for traffic. I was trained to fully understand the program. When the court is full of defendants, I would give a speech that entails what the program is, the eligibility for the program, how it affects the defendants, and the different options the defendants can take. I would do the same thing at the 3:00PM court session.

When the morning session is over, I would learn new tasks and aid different solicitors with their work. I would review and file expungements, process and mail out discoveries, and help the prosecutors with choosing recommendations for the judge. I learned how judges have different discretion and will allow different recommendations. I also learned how to use court view to look up a defendant’s profile.

Management was idealistic. I was given the opportunity to choose what I wanted to learn. I walked into every court room, and I helped almost every solicitor accomplish something different. The management created a work environment for me that was based on learning and knowledge.

My co-workers treated each other like best friends. They were friendly, honest, and we were all a team. We all had something to learn and we were not afraid of learning. I learned a lot through my co-workers.

The most challenging part of the job, which became easy, was to properly and effectively give a speech to the defendants. The speech had to contain exhaustive details of the intervention program. I learned and I gave speeches that surpass that requirement.

The most enjoyable part of the job was the whole job. I enjoy challenges; I enjoyed creating and giving speeches to the defendants; I enjoyed helping the prosecutors/solicitors with their work. I enjoyed it because I was learning.

I'm the first point of contact  for the police and defendants when entering the jail. I have to look over each citation and ensure that all the necessary elements are present to sustain prosecution before  booking a suspect into the city jail. 
If there is insufficient information or missing elements I make recommendations to downgrade, upgrade , amend or dismiss the stated charge.
I did this job for ten years and have learned title 16 and the city ordinances by heart which was a big plus because of the volume of   cases processed daily.
My co-workers in corrections are awesome and are my protection( if i ever need any) most of which have college degree's and are very intelligent ' nice normal people earning a living in their chosen profession despite the environment of a jail,
I had the greatest boss ever, who I respected and tried to model myself after him. There wasn't anything he didn't know off the top of his head, a walking law library, and i never saw him loose a case on trial. He took me to the top of the latter in my field.
The most enjoyable part of my job was the authority that was entrusted in me to make the correct decision's and to leave out any prejudices and bias, I try to support the Constitution and protect everyone's civil liberties and release anyone who didn't belong in the city jail.
The hardest part of my job was trying to keep everyone happy , the police wanted everyone who they brought to jail to stay in jail and my job was to try and explain " if and why"  they needed to be released.

-A typical day is fairly simple. I start the day with an updated statistical report for my superiors on current detention center inmates. The rest of my day is spent on data entry, filing, and organizing the vast amount of case files in the office. I also track data for specific court programs and am called upon occasionally for large scale statistical reporting projects.
-Learning to multitask has been essential, as well as superior verbal and written communication skills. I have learned to be a near-expert with Microsoft Office programs. I have been trained in Lexus legal research. I was also required to be a notary public.
-These are some of the best, most caring managers I have ever had. However, they are frequently so busy that they are hard to approach.
-There is an obvious divide between attorneys and non-attorneys. To say that there are 'cliques' would be an understatement. The co-workers I am close to, though, make the workplace just a little bit brighter and definitely more fun.
-The hardest part of my job is the monotony. Since I spend the majority of my time doing data entry, I find myself extremely bored and thus difficult to focus on my work.
-I love when I'm given projects! Going above and beyond to wow my bosses with my reports is what drives me in this job!

Responsible as manager and supervisor in past position for the performance of all department functions, including the construction, maintenance, and administrative areas. Supervise staff units assign to electrical, plumbing, carpentry, welding and HVAC departments. Analyze workload distribution, equipment and work methods to develop and improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness; establish and maintain quantity and quality standards for work in the company. Coordinates and supervises all maintenance services provided by outside contractors. Supervise maintenance staff to provide superior and effective customer service. Organizes work orders and distributes them to staff in an orderly manner. Direct the daily activities of maintenance team in the areas such as carpentry, masonry, electrical, welding, heating, venting, and air conditioning (HVAC), automotive repairs and upkeep, plumbing and boiler operations. Supervise and evaluate assigned staff, handling all employee concerns, directing work assignments, counseling and disciplining employees when necessary, and completing employee performance appraisals. Direct supervisors regarding task prioritization. Supervise maintenance staff to provide superior and effective student service. . Supervise and evaluate functional activities to ensure compliance.  Establish objectives for these departments to include work procedures, assignments, and scheduling.

My day starts with prioritizing the task before me.  A typical day begins with my pleasant attitude to the customers being served internally and externally.  As well as insuring our clients which include Consturtion Monitor, Appraisers, management, developers, etc. which are a part of the Department of Planning and Development/Office of Housing.  My duties involve serving the mentioned customers by processlng invoices, ensuring timely reconciliation, and written communication are accurate and precise. The Office of Housing has a staff of 18 employees which I consider as a family and team players, we all work together to accomplish the goals of the Office.  Working with the City of Atlanta/Office of Housing is a pleasant experience; the office has a  paper environment which has not been converted to paperless envioronment.  There are times this makes an uncomfortable atmosphere with the accumulation of files and document.  Otherwise, the work environment is quite enjoyable without micro management, communicating with internal and external customers and interacting with co-workers.

My typical day at work was always interesting, it allow me to help many youth and their families. My job was to take a child, usually between the ages of 16 to 22 yrs old that was in the criminal Justice system, get them to agree to enter my program and help the navigate through the system and start rebuilding their lives.      
  When i started this program i just knew i was going to help all that came into our program, (ha-ha!) but i learned quickly you can't help everyone. Some don't want to leave the environment that their in and some don't want to do what is necessary to win at this game call life.
   My co-workers and staff knew the task at hand and knew the job we had to do was time consuming and thankless, but everyone worked hard and knew if we could change one life it would affect & change many more. Managing staff, youth and day to day activities was hard at times but it all worked out and we all got the job done.   
   The hardest part of my job was to see someone give up on themselves and go back to the bad habits that got them in trouble from the start, but the most enjoyable part of my job was to see the end results, which was over the years seeing kids getting their High School diplomas and GED's to college degrees. The ones who did not go to college finding out they were working and living positive lives. That's what it's all about for me.

No cost-of-living raise ever since I was hired. DeKalb County gives Cost-of-Living raises to ALL of their employees and techs in my field there make much more money. They have paid over $100 million dollars for plant improvements/additions in the past 4 years, yet absolutely $0.00 for cost-of-living raises for their Watershed workers in the worst economy in US history since the Great Depression.  How’s that for appreciation?!?  You get lots of free lunches, but no raises.  The engineers for Watershed approve absolutely worthless equipment and do no oversight whatsoever over the contractors.  These engineers are never held accountable for these colossal failures, and I’m sure they’re getting kickbacks like all of the folks downtown. Everything is horribly mismanaged here; it takes an act of God to get just parts needed for repairs.  It took me 3 years just to get tools!!!  Management is completely Reactionary - not Proactive and Preemptive in the least.  Safety is an afterthought to which the previous comment applies as well.  They pay their Cops, Firemen, Airport Workers, and Downtown personnel good, but if you get a job in Watershed in the field or at the plants, you’re screwed 6 ways to Sunday financially.  

A typical day at work for me is having the desire of accomplishing a task through teamwork. Although we may encounter indifferences of ideals & perspectives in the process; I've learned that because of those indifferences it doesn’t mean we should waiver from being determined in reaching an objective. As long our actions are supportive of one another, and our conversations are motivational & helpful to others it inspires everyone to be more effective. I believe one of the  main roles in Management is to ensure that their group/s are provided with the necessary resources to stimulate improvement through a repetitive series of persuasive action. According to workplace culture, the reality is that everyone isn't going to always agree, share the same ideas or share the same beliefs in totality. The hardest part of the job is when contingencies of trial & error are most often taken for granted; primarily because of lack of ideas & resources, inadequate time and options, and most certainly fear of failure. The most enjoyable part of the job is the ability to accomplish goals as a team, because they're are always a plus.

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