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A typical day as a Youth Employment Specialist for the City of Los Angeles may involve any number of tasks, from designing spreadsheets to track the progress of program monitoring to visiting partner agencies to review files for accuracy and completeness to visiting work sites to interview youth participants and supervisors. I meet with my supervisor on a weekly basis and also maintain transparency by "copying" Analysts on emails and keeping shared files updated.

Working for EWDD requires the motivation to work with minimal supervision, although we are encouraged to ask for input when needed and everyone collaborates to get the job done. Although there are several divisions with the Department (e.g. youth, adult, rapid response) everyone seems committed to the overall success of the programs we oversee. From the Executive Director to the lowest position in the hierarchy, it is a team effort.

There is an expectation that when we are on City time we are working on City business but there are also opportunities for community-building, including fun and casual gatherings to introduce new hires and informal birthday celebrations as well as the annual holiday celebration.

Although my job with the City of Los Angeles (Economic and Workforce Development Department) is a temporary, part-time position, I always feel that my contribution is appreciated.  I accrue "Compensated Personal Time" and am compensated up to $50 per month for taking public transportation.

For years that I’ve been working for the City of Los Angeles, there are ups and down working for the department that you are working for.  There are other days that we can’t have our break time due to the paperwork that we have to deal with.  There are times that we are caught which you think you are but are not.  I have learned a lot of things in the Workers’ Compensation Division that I’ve been for 16 years.  I became the backup person for the Workers’ Compensation Claims Assistant for two years and learned many things while I’m with the team.  Co-workers are all interesting.  The personality of each person is very different and some co-worker’s personality is difficult.  You have to find a way how to deal with them.  Regarding the management, there are times that the management is not fair to the whole division.  There are times that they are very open on the things that are going on in the division but there are times that they really cannot supply the information to everyone what is really going on with the department and really hurts the division itself.  But to think about, management is trying their best to protect the interest of the division and/or the department.  The hardest part of the job is the work that is given to us.  Mostly from my team, we are given different duties and some can’t handle the pressure of the deadline, so we circulate the duties to one another.  That helped one clerk typist from their burden.  The most enjoyable part of the job is that you have a job security, good benefits, and good retirement.

The good:  I enjoyed the job, flexiblity was great, you work hard and they expect a lot from you, but you are paid well.  No one is micromanaging you, you are treated like an adult.  
The bad:  On the last day of a six month probationary period, I was fired.  I had never gotten an evaluation, never been talked to about anything and was meeting all the performance metrics.  Actually, exceeding them.  My work was not being kicked back for corrections.  I had not taken any time off during the six months.  My two immediate supervisors both said no one had spoken to them about my termination, the first they had heard about it was from me. I had no idea there was anything wrong with anything I was doing, this caught me completely off guard.   When I asked why I was being fired, I was told they don't have to have a reason, since I was on probation. Which is apparently true.
This upended my life to some extent.  I wasn't planning on this in any way, I had no idea it was coming.  To the best of my knowledge, there is no reason this occurred, so what am  I going to tell my next employer that they will believe?  I obtained a copy of my entire personnel package, not a thing in there to warrant any type of action.  Nothing.  
So, beware of this...I'd hate to have it happen to someone else.  Other than being fired for nothing on the last day of probation, it was a great job.  Co-workers were great, pay was good, flexible scheduling, etc.  

In this job you are hired on a seasonal base to help out with an election. You will be doing mostly clerical work. It does help you to develop organizational skills, and be more organized . As far as management , it all depends upon the manager, but they will demand a lot out of you because there are deadlines to meet in this position. They do not like getting personal with you too much, and will expect you to pull your weight. The co workers on the other hand are your best friends here. You will get to meet a variety of nice coworkers and excellent team players. So in the coworker department I give it 5 stars. The hardest part is that this job is not designed to be permanent, you have to meet deadlines, the managers will push you. You can become overtired. Expect mandatory overtime occur. This will occur. Even though the coworkers are great, you may get a clash of cultures between certain coworkers. Also because of the deadlines everyone that works there is going to feel the stress. The most enjoyable part is it can be fun, even with the stressful deadlines, and that you are not dealing with any external customers a great deal. You are working in a nice big open warehouse area, where you do not have to deal with the public. It is more behind the scenes, then anything. The overtime of course is demanding, but you will see it makes up the long run.

I enjoyed working for the City of Los Angeles. It was a diverse workplace the majority of coworkers were friendly and easy to get along with. I learned a lot there. My area of expertise was Clerical/Accounting Administrative Assistance. They offered a variety of training classes to enhance my knowledge in the areas of Accounting, Business Writing and communication, interaction with the lot training on various computer programs and business machines. They offered a lot of promotion and transfer opportunities. You could transfer to other sections or different departments. There wasn’t anything really hard about working for the City that I recall. Every now and then I may work with someone who was a trouble maker or not a team player or a manager or two who was kind of head strung but other than that, I don’t have any major complaints. One thing I really enjoyed were the employee appreication and health fair days and  best Halloween costumes contests, the picnics and the bake sells and fundraisers for March of Dimes and for sick employees  and the many opportunities to volunteer in the community. Overall, it was a great place to work.

My job as a seasonal art instructor for the Summer Night Lights program has been so fulfilling as someone who cares about community. Seeing all the kids and families smilies as they engage in the activity I have for the day. I am happy to have this opportunity to use my skills to brighten family’s days, and I’m happy I get to work with such enthusiastic co-workers.

However, prior to being re-hired, I found it difficult to contact anyone regarding the program until a month before the program begun. The GRYD contact page was mysteriously broken, so I was unable to contact anyone directly with any questions. I also didn’t appreciate being told less than 24 hours in advance that I had to go to the City Hall for a meeting— a meeting i ultimately had to skip because of such last-minute notice. I was unable to change my plans so late to drive all the way to City Hall from the South Bay Area. 

Prepare for any delays in getting your supplies as well. I’m happy I had leftover supplies, because none of the supplies I asked for had arrived in time for the first day of work. I can only hope they arrive before i run out. 

I would still recommend this job to anyone wanting to be part of such a wonderful program, but not without saying what I did in this review. 

A typical day at work would start with resetting security passwords for those returning from vacation or staff that would simply forget their login passwords. I would check all telephone messages and respond to them. Check supplies to ensure all office supplies were in stock and not running low.  I would check the incoming work tray to ensure priority reports were being processed in a timely manner. If there was no staff available I would process the priority reports. Afterwards I would check sign-in sheets and enter the previous day attendance records. When needed I would assist in answering incoming telephonic requests for help and information on how to obtain copies of reports. I was liaison to outside law enforcement entities as well as liaison to supply division and sister stations. I spent my entire career attending workshops on supervision, management, leadership, and effective communication skills offered through the Cities resource programs and classes.

The City of Los Angeles - Bureau of Sanitation.  I would interface with the public by phone taking requests to start service; to receive containers; to pickup and replace broken containers; to investigate containers overfilled; or containers missed on pickup, besides handling walk-in's for container pickup.  I interfaced with drivers by dispatch to check locations, truck breakdowns, injuries, and accidents; printed out and distributed requests for drivers.  Other requests taken are special collections for bulky item pick up of furniture, appliances; metal; wood, and yard trimmings.  I scheduled hearings for truck drivers Accidents and Injuries for disciplinary actions.  I filled out forms and kept records of both Accidents and Injuries of drivers, and maintained reports on both.   I did data entry of 6541 dump slips at the end of each day on the SCRMIS system.  After completing all entries, a print out needed to be done and each was checked for balance, corrections made and a new printout made, and distributed for each supervisor and one set for the District Manager.

There was never a typical day at work. You always had your specific duties but you did whatever needed to be done. Answering phones, transfer calls, take messages, collect payments; you name it, we did it. I learned how to multitask efficiently. This was my real first job and it made me the worker that I am today. Management was amazing. They understood that we wanted to make money, so they made sure that we understood we had to work for it. Management was not only a office of managers, they worked along side of us and guided us throughout the years. There was such a family-like bond between all of us that coming to work was second nature, it wasn't "work". All of my co-workers got along easily and were very determined and goal-driven people, so it made working so much easier and enjoyable. The hardest part of the job is the end of the summer. That's when the Summer Camp program ends and people begin to disperse. Some of the co-workers stay, some go back to school or whatever the case may be. The most enjoyable part of the job is our Summer Camp Program. Spending Monday through Friday from early in the morning to almost 6 in the evening with such amazing people was truly what made it all worth it.

I’ve worked for the city for about 4 years. Like any job, it all depends what department and location you work at. I have worked at Personnel and most of my coworkers were great but management was not. I was part time and part time workers were looked down on. It was always said full time workers were better and whenever there was an employee conflict, management would turn the other cheek. They let me go and did not tell me. They simply ignored my phone calls and emails. I started working at General Services Department and I am part time again  my boss is very understanding and more flexible with my schedule but I am stuck doing 18 hours the week with no chance of more hours  part time works for me for personal reasons but wish I worked a bit more hours.

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