developmental service worker

equipment operator

general worker

maintenance mechanic

fleet technician

City of El Paso

a typical day at work
there was nothing typical about anything I did with the City of El Paso. Every day presented its new challenges, and no two days were even remotely similar. I was frequently going above what was expected, and only received guidance from two out of the 19 supervisors I worked with. Everyone claimed they loved my work, yet when it was time to promote me, they all chose to let me stay in the position I had been overqualified for from the start.
what you believe you learned
Not to take things at face value. I was not part of the clique that controlled everything, even though every member of that clique praised my work.
management
Toxic, Management at The Beast Urban Park attempted to write me up on numerous occasions but failed to do so when information came to light that proved that I had not been working at the time of the infractions. I took my complaints to Human Resources with the documentation to back the claims up, and was quickly dismissed. There were at least 2 separate occasions where I was expected to make a tough decision when situations got too dangerous for me to deal with on my own, and I was dismissed on both occasions by management.
workplace culture
Toxic, to get promoted within the department you were required to test, which I had done on two separate occasions for the same position. On the first occasion I took the test, passed the test with a score that was fourth overall out of the people who had taken the test, which guaranteed that I would be interviewed for the position. Going into the interview I was already overqualified for the position, as the position did not require a bachelors degree, however after the interview process was complete I learned that I did not get one of the 15 promotions which were available. Management did however promote everyone who scored lower than I had, as well as everyone who scored higher. I then waited six months to take the test again, Once the prospect of losing me became a reality to management, they decided it was time to promote me.
the hardest part of the job
Dealing with management who cared more about their clique than the people that they served.
the most enjoyable part of the job
Going into every community that I served and making a difference in the life of someone new.

Please understand this. The City of El Paso is making every person who retires with a permanent position and reopening it as a contract position so that when they hire new employees to that position they can terminate you or the position easier. Please do not give ideas to management, do not socialize with anyone of your ideas, and do not complain to management of something  or you will be the problem and they will get rid of you if u are contract position. It is very hard to move up in positions since permanent positions that were with City County personnel have been there for 20+yrs. They dont leave and the city has trouble firing them, if they do something wrong they transfer them to another dept. So your stuck with problematic ppl in your dept. Please  do not trust not one and do not hesitate to get your experience and move on. Supervisors and program managers will not defend a contract position they will get rid of you if you excel in any way above them, or try to, they already know who they will hire beforehand. Those that move up in position is not because of their hard work and honestly it because of them kissing up to management everytime they can. Employees are nice, but don't be fooled there are very few people who you will be able to trust. As an employee I worked too hard, gave 100% and supervisor always stated good job..no raise..no funds..sorry. Main advise is learn everything in your dept, apply for other jobs..move on before they terminate the position or u and put ur 2 wks in. As per HR ..ppl will apply to jobs.. they will select candidates from hundreds of applications and give 12 to management, and they will choose 6 to interview but they already have who they will choose in mind. The highest position on that interview panel will have mostly all the say on who gets hired , the other 2 worker will be a supervisor and possibly dept head they will just go with what the hight paid person thinks since they will not have say in who they think will be a good candidate. HR will not defend a contract position in any way. Hope this gives insight, good luck in your endeavors.

I worked for the City of El Paso for four years. I love kids and I'm really good at my job. This job is only part-time and pays 7.25/hr for 20hr/week.
   On a typical day I come in 30min early to a 2-6pm shift. I head to the cabinets and retrieve the items and paperwork I need to start the day. On Mondays, you have to go to the schools office and get a list that was emailed to her/him from your supervisor. The list has the kids that are paid for that week, you call the parents that haven't paid for the kids for that week. The kids come out at 3:15pm, so at that time we feed them and do homework, after homework I set up activities like board games, sports, and arts and crafts. Around 6pm the parents come for there kids.
   What I took from this job was communication, curriculum, motivation, and patience. 
   Management- Good the most part you only see them during training, your supervisor sends coordinators to help or assist you.
   Your co-workers very, depending which site/school you go to you may find a lazy co-worker or a hard working one. 
   The hardest part of the job was the ratio, in the City they push the ratio to kid to adult up. For one adult  theirs 19 kids and trust me kids will get hurt. 
   What I enjoyed the most of my job is kids, for a year time you get attached and fill back when you get transferred to a different location.

I go in at 7 am and go get a cup of coffee and speak to my Chief on what issues or problems we will tackle on that day.My co workers consist of six other material specialist and we all have a mutual respect for one another's space. Every Material Specialist has different duties which are auto parts,medical, and uniforms. I can do both medical and parts. (I've been crossed trained) My immediate supervisor is a Captain and Chief. They both are fair when they hand out our assignments. They have an open door policy that is a real nice. I've used it before when I had questions or concerns.
 The hardest part of the job would have to be the budgeting for each fiscal year. It usually takes about a month to find sufficient funds from the city accountants but when it passes then everything seems to fall in line.
 The most enjoyable part of my job is that I take great pride that I am maintaining the quality of care for every one in El Paso by making sure each rescue / pumper is running at it's full potential. Not only for our local residence but for any one else that is visiting our great city. I also work four days, ten hour shifts and I get three days off.

A typical day at work was usually receiving material and logging into system, issuing parts for buses and taken them out of inventory. I learned the material specialist job by paying attention and looking over their shoulders. Always asking questions and eventually doing some of their clerical duties. I love learning new things. 
 My manager really wasn't employee friendly, he was ex military and was always talking about leaving to retire. Was always counting the days to his retirement.He wasn't a very family oriented man. He would frown if your child was sick and you had to miss that day for a Dr's. appointment.
  My co workers were great group of guys , they are still to this day very good friends of mine and we still keep in touch.
 My hardest part of the job was I had too work grave yards so my schedule left me little time to spend with my wife and kids. Allot of times I had to pull a double shift during holidays but if that's what paid our bills and put food at our table then we were blessed.
 The most enjoyable part was the tight nit friendship I had with my co workers.

During my regular workweek, I enjoy Dealing with the company suppliers I keep good relation with them in order to get good Quality service from their part, when is require to place order of materials and supplies, ussually my week start to review PO Balances and Budget Accounts,  I'm In charge of the warehouse Operations and Supply Five areas and Small Engines Shop, also I coordinate the logistics of a 150 vehicles, and assist the Land Management Superintendent with Special assigments and issues related to the Maintenance of an average of 217 Parks and Ball fields. I also help management to forecast the future Fiscal years Operation Budget,as I have been in the company, I been trained for Defensive Driving Class as an instructor for the El Paso city employees, and I been trained for use of New Software MaintStartm, and I usually use PeopleSoft for RQ's , PO's, and Budget Reports,  I also Inniciate the process for the procurement Materiasl and Goods According with Purchasing and State rules and regulations. I also assist the Land Managment Supervisors on their task and have great relationship with the other City Departments.

My typical day work was warehousing, data entry, inventory control, asset reporting on all city depts. expenditures, purchases, and losses.
 I learned what depts. duties, and resources for performance, and end results.
Management varied depending on changes of management personnel.
workplace culture in my area was very good because the experiences were very positive.
the hardest part of my job was the asset reporting because department's recordkeeping was difficult to reconcile because their figures not always match because they never kept tally of losses or records on their part.
my enjoyable part was that I learned and saw the department's duties and how the resources purchased were used on their jobs.
example fire dept and police depts. assets, and the people how we worked together and how I enjoyed helping them with their needs and their individual mangement appreciation. I then retired from the city.

What is the best part of working at the company?
There was no desirable quality.    The whole experience was negative due to the unprofessional, corrupt and dishonest management I had to suffer under during my time there.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Dealing with a low-morale crowd of slovenly, disorganized workers and management. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The City of El Paso is a fine organization within itself, I'm not giving them a bad title.    However, The Environmental Services Department needs to be overhauled with new management and staffing changes in order to be improved.   They hire people who don't speak a word of English into management and supervisory roles and expect non-Spanish speakers to conform to this mode of working.    This Department (Environmental Services) is VERY prejudiced. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Hellish, unpredictable, nerve-wracking.

The work environment is toxic. You can actually be trying to actively help make the place better and the supervisors will tell you to stick to your job. Then make take the credit for what your do as their own accomplishments. HR is very disappointing. People will bring up major concerns and they will literally try and make it sound like you must have been the one who was doing something wrong for this to happen. Supervisors are rarely corrected in their bad behavior when there is clear evidence they are mistreating staff. When you have more then half your staff in most if not all departments leave in bulk and on average your staff members stay 2 yrs and they mention the same issues about the same staff members and they aren’t fired that is a problem. When staff tries to cover up issues or don’t report them that just creates a bad foundation and that’s what happens. 

A typical day at the museum is a simple, quite day. We come in and inspect the building and make any and all preparations needed for the day before opening. I will count the money for the store and make sure merchandiser is stocked properly. I answer calls and direct them to whom the person needs to speak to, or answer any questions the person on the phone may have (such as directions or information on a class). I greet visitors to the museum and inform them of the rooms and what is on display. I also answer any questions about the city itself. depending on the day, I may fold letter, label and stuff envelopes, type up a report, or organize a file, or work on schedules for my supervisor. If new merchandise arrives, I will do inventory and enter the new items into the POS system. At the end of the day, if I am in the store I count out the deposit then secure the building, fill out any necessary paper work and lock the build.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Developmental service worker 24 salaries reported	$48,053 per year
Equipment operator 26 salaries reported	$54,202 per year
General worker 23 salaries reported	$44,958 per year
Maintenance mechanic 24 salaries reported	$56,444 per year
Fleet technician 18 salaries reported	$56,898 per year

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