equipment operator

technician

sanitation worker

administrative specialist

water resources engineer

City-of-Ocala

It's difficult to be successful at Ocala Recreation and Parks because your success is not based on skills or merit, it is based on popularity. There is no accountability and expectations are based on popularity. Everyone will know your personal information because the administrative staff will gossip and tell everyone your business. Nothing is private or professional. You will consistently deliver and exceed and be passed by, by those less experienced than you. There is no empowerment to create or innovate because the upper staff just want to maintain. There is no support and high work ethic isn't rewarded, it's almost detested. Don't distinguish yourself, they'll just resent you and take advantage/credit for your work. There is this appearance that the department and city management cares about your opinion, but they do not. They send out surveys and have team meetings but it's all lip service. Nothing they ever say comes to fruition. HR does nothing to fix any of the issues they know exist. There have been many complaints by different people and nothing has changed. They cannot admit their mistake in selecting a new director. There is a completely lack of leadership. The director was hired two plus years ago to get the city certified yet we're still not certified. No one is held accountable to deliver. There are small concessions like enjoying your projects and working in the community but everything is hindered by the treatment and the behavior. Even if you avoid the drama, you'll still be understaffed and overworked. Stay away from this department!

During my 17-year tenure with the City of Ocala, I served as Administrative Assistant to the Director of Human Resources, Director of Finance, the Metropolitan Planning Organization, and as Benefits Specialist in Risk Management.  Many years of service have helped me to hone my computer and customer service skills, but more importantly have taught me the importance of communication on a human level.  I loved the sense of 'community' within the City family!

Good pay and good benefits, but shift work at a 24/7 plant includes holidays, nights, and weekends. This is not easy on the family sometimes. Rotating shifts can actually make some people sick.

The most difficult thing is working in a short-staffed facility that requires 24 hour coverage, including holidays. The most enjoyable part of the job is meeting some nice people.

As usual there are some very strong inter-office politics and power plays that have occurred there for many years. However, things have improved somewhat recently due to union entering.

If you are a salaried employee, expect to work 50 - 70 hours a week. Everyone is stressed, from the part-time employees to department heads. This leads to a culture of work/life balance being completely disregarded for most employees, schedules become erratic, and you are expected to pick up the slack in hours when there is too much work for part-time employees to accomplish. Basically, they never have enough staff to support supervisors or managers, so the salaried employees end up working 50 - 70 hour weeks to compensate and save the City money.

The City of Ocala is a great place to work because of the emphasis placed on improvement.  This is for both employees and the built environment.  
The City Manager makes it clear from the top down how everyone is expected to perform and what goals are to be accomplished.  This has resulted in a more efficient and cohesive work force, as well as incredible investment in the downtown to create a place to live, work and prosper.

No direction.
Disorganized..
Skills were not utilized.
Bad to no corporate structure.
Unprofessional.

This position was in the Growth Management department, which mostly handles licensing and permits for the city. Most of the customers were construction contractors, small business owners--self-employed mostly. A typical day would be answering phones, greeting customers,and  mail distribution.
The permit technicians who I worked with closely were very unprofessional.

This was a very unpredictable and unpleasant place to work. I was there for a year and a half and went through 3 different bosses. In my opinion it's the upper management that is their problem. They are abusive in the way they speak to you, show you no respect and treat you like you are stupid. Going to the Human Rescorces department to express concern over their behavior was a complete waist of time.

This workplace was characterized by a severe lack of training and support, with management disregarding employee development.  Expectations were unrealistic, and communication was poor.  Further, the workplace culture was toxic, with negativity, favoritism, and unprofessional behavior among management and staff. This was the most negative professional experience I have encountered.

This is where I spent the majority of my working career and the City of Ocala was a place wherein an employee could grow and progress their career.  It was the best place for me and I hope it continues to provide opportunities for it's current employees.  I loved my job, the people I worked with and the place I have called home my entire life.

I enjoyed my position and mainly because it wasn't monotonous, everyday was a different day, I could be working on my grid or we could have been closing a road or stripping the roads or a parking lot or maybe even a special project that came direct from city hall.

I was never being bothered on my progress as long as I was being consistent and getting my work completed, there was never an issue.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Equipment operator 9 salaries reported	$39,333 per year
Technician 3 salaries reported	$58,043 per year
Sanitation worker 2 salaries reported	$47,138 per year
Administrative specialist 3 salaries reported	$43,307 per year
Water resources engineer 5 salaries reported	$69,250 per year

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