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City of Sioux Falls

I work at McKennan Park in Sioux Falls, SD.  It is a very physically active job that keeps me in good shape but isn't too stressful that would cause any physical pain or discomfort. There are many things I do for this job. I water the many plants like the flowers and trees all around the park and observe them to make sure they aren't being tampered or vandelized. I walk around the park taking out the trash from garbage cans and pick up litter that may be scattered throughout the park. I fix any equipment that may be around the park like a loose swing set, some broken table boards on a bench, or any park equipment. I use park machinery like lawn mowers, weed wacker, and leaf blowers to trim grass and make the sidewalks and park equipment look cleaner. I also take chlorine samples of the pool every hour to ensure that they are at stable and unharmful levels. I also fix any problems in the pool like lose chains from pool equipment. I think the biggest thing I love about the parks is that I get to see the end results of all the hard work I put into things. I get to see the plants and flowers grow and bloom after watering them for many months and to see how beautiful they look. I get to see how nice the grass looks after I've picked up all the trash and mowed it. I get to see how fresh the park looks once I've painted many of the benches and buildings that surround it. Most of all, I get to hear the numerous compliments from people telling me how great the park is looking and how much they love coming to it.

- A typical day started by going out and setting out traffic counters throughout the city. Then I would go to lunch. Once that was done I would meet up with other workers to replace or fix broken/vandalized signs. Afterwards, I would pick up counters from the previous day. Finally, I would record the results from the traffic counters.
 -   I learned that communication between workers is one of the most important details, because we could not assume what the sign had to look like when we were making it. We had to ask the employee who noticed we needed to replace it so we were not wasting time or resources.
- My co-workers were fun to be around and made sure that we were all completing the tasks we needed to day to day.
- The hardest part of the job was getting used to my daily schedule and making sure I fit everything in. Once I figured out how to be most efficient it was a lot easier.
- The most enjoyable part of my job was the co-workers because they made the workplace very enjoyable.

The advice I received from co-workers was to be quiet and keep your head down; don't ask questions. You're supposed to let your supervisors treat you like poorly, and not try to improve. The people in government want to keep up the red tape, and move slow so they don't have to do much work. Plus, why bother doing anything right when you're just going to let the people that the city is in the pockets of run things. Leadership just wants to pat their own backs and superficially complete things like training and development, but don't actually support the betterment of anyone or anything that isn't going to directly benefit them for notoriety. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Being outdoors, fresh air, and friendly staff.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The job is not stressful, and is easy to do.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Friendly employees, everyone is treated the same and fairly.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Working part time 4 hours a day, M -F and occasional weekends. Clean Park bathrooms and collect garbage, check for graffiti on playground equipment or anywhere on the park grounds. Check for vandalism to the buildings, picnic tables, playground equipment, bathrooms. Report anything out of the ordinary to the Lead Park Caretaker and Park Technician.

This position is a temporary, part-time position. I covered the leaf drop-off area, greeting customers, accepting money, making change. I enjoyed the work. It was fun interacting with the customers and the coworkers. Nothing mush stressful except for handling large sums of cash on a daily basis.
I will do it again next fall if they ask and the hours work out.

At the City of Sioux Falls, you truly are enabled to serve through purpose, and impact. Every day, I come to work knowing that the impact I have could save and/or benefit people's lives, or in the least leaves a positive mark on the people that call Sioux Falls home. 

The health insurance is stellar, and time off accrual offers a lot of flexibility. Overall, benefits are good, and pay transparency is on the forefront. There is no guesswork about how the pay scales are, and how you land on them. 

Learn new thing everyday as you goes
Work area friendly, good teams. Has lot vary task to doing. 
Well employment and able to help assessment with your need. 


the job was very interesting, a we did different tasks each day, with a usual list of park chores, it was very relaxing, though when there was an event or a major task it was fast paced to prepared for the event, or to complete the task so the parks where prepared for the populace.

The City of Sioux Falls is a healthy work environment, the management are supportive and the organization supports employees growth through training and development programs. The benefits are competitive as well.

Say one thing mean another, backstabbing is a normal routine,  two-faced  , zero training, maggots, likes to make your job more difficult to try and  force you to quit.

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