senior civil engineer

maintenance technician

bus driver

administrative assistant

equipment operator

City of Greeley

What is the best part of working at the company?
City of Greeley was a horrible employers that under resources, under supports and under compensates employees.  I gave so much with little in return.  So regretful of my time there:(.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
City of Greeley was a horrible employers that under resources, under supports and under compensates employees.  I gave so much with little in return.  So regretful of my time there:(.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Horrible culture.  Top heavy.  It is now what you know or what you do that is rewarded, but rather who you know and whose butt you kiss.  Toxic work environment!  Starts from the top down.  This City's City Council is a complete joke...certainly do not operate in the best interest of it's citizens.  What they are letting happen right under their nose by City Leadership is jaw dropping.  So sad!

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Drama and stress is the norm.  City of Greeley was a horrible employer that under resources, under supports and under compensates employees.  I gave so much with little in return.  So regretful of my time there:(.  City Leadership listens to a few squeaky wheels and appeases them-regardless of right or wrong.  City Leadership is always in CYA mode.  So many good employees have left.  Wake up Greeley City Council!

The management and clarity of tasks was often lacking in my role as well as other areas in the company. Many people, including high ranking positions like the HR Director left in under a days notice. I had known the city was having issues before going into my position, but I thought the role I was going into would be worth the risk. Turns out the issues bleed into my area of work. There was a lot of negativity, schedule changes, nitpicking when learning the new role, little room for error, and little to no positive feedback. When I brought up my issue with manager style to second tier manager, I was just told to learn my managers personality/work style better. Not really supported in how I could help the issues I had. We lost another member of my team after only about a month due to my manager firing them, not knowing that they had made the meeting seable so we both thought after a month we were losing our jobs. I was told it was an open environment with some flexibility, but that turned out to be false. Overall, the City is having issues with Management, Leadership, and keeping the environment positive. I do have to say that there are good people working there, I unfortunately didn't get to work with them enough in my daily tasks. 

Although I specifically had several issues due to my Co-workers and managers greatly disliking me some people who work here may not have those experiences. Although I had to put up with unfair treatment and getting yelled at frequently by co-workers and managers alike for various things including not seeming "friendly" enough and decorating my desk too much because I brought in a calendar to my work desk, I doubt most people would experience this. All in all the City of Greeley is an OK place to work. I learned much from my time there and I did make some friends in my co-workers and supervisors who didn't hate me. I would not however recommend working there for an extended period of time as the pay and benefits (while they do vary depending on position) were never very much for the various starting areas.

The City of Greeley is a decent place to work if you do not want to develop professionally.  Once I was there the stated values for the organization were only for show, no actions were ever made to follow the values or improve how the organization operates.  Several ideas were submitted to upper management to improve processes and work efficiency.  These ideas were dismissed immediately due to management wanting to maintain status quo.  The frustrating part is that upper management blames their staff for anything that makes them look bad, whether or not they directed staff to perform that way.  It is hard to maintain a good reputation with your professional peers outside of the organization if you are trying to do what management asks.

It is good to start out with, but most people slack and you end up having to pick up that extra work load. It wouldnt be bad if it paid decently. Beware that starting employees make as much as senior staff due to "cost of living" but dont bump up senior staff to make it fair. Poor compensation, especially for those who have been loyal to the work place and take on extra responsibilities (often to pick up where others lack). No discipline for work place bullies, often times giving more "difficult" employees more benefits just to avoid the confrontation.

Being a women's volleyball was fun and entertaining because I was actually interested in the sport myself. Which also made the job easy because I was a former player, so recognizing and displaying the correct calls was effortless. I usually had between 2-3 games every other day from 6-10 pm allowing me to focus on school during the day and at make money. The only downfall about the job was doing all 4 jobs by yourself like being an up referee, down referee, line judge, and score keeper. Trying to do all those jobs at once makes it more likely for you as an up ref to miss things on the court then conflict arises from the teams because your not calling everything possible.

A typical at work is to show up at the shop/shed and collect my necessary tools and equipment. Then go to the designated job site in a work vehicle ,and pick up litter/ trash. Also did sprinkler blowouts when needed. There was a lot I learned with my time at City of Greeley. A couple things I learned how to replace sprinkler systems,and repenish stone walkways. The management was very laid back with the management busy and not around that often. The hardest part of the job was staying awake from the digging and manual labor. I would have to say the most enjoyable part of my job was walking around the sites enjoying the view.

Typical day at work is managing my team and developing them to grow. The hardest part of the job is employee relations concerns when they do occur, which is not frequent but is common in management.

There are various opportunities to grow and develop in your career. The pay is competitive and the benefits are outstanding. We have our own wellness clinic so you save so much money going to the doctor for preventative care. 





Part of job, I primarily responsible for setting up for special events and occasional light cleaning. Events took place in gyms, theaters or dining halls. Co-workers were never around, most of time spent alone. Supervisors never returned phone calls when having problems or needing information. Felt isolated.
Part of job that I always looked forward to was talking with customers/general public. Always heard great stories.

I was led to believe that this was a close knit, great place to work. All of it was smoke and mirrors. There is an underlying distrust and dislike of one of the main Directors, and if he knew what others in management thought of him, he might be shocked. Don't think you will come here and affect any kind of real change, as apparently they like employees not held accountable, not held to much of a standard. Sad because the potential is there. Glad I'm out...

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