maintenance technician

snow plow operator

administrative assistant

correctional officer

natural resource technician

State of Wyoming

If I could give zero stars for each rating except work/life balance I would. Supervisors do not advocate for their workers. There is a lot of favoritism that goes on and office politics. It doesn't matter how hard someone works or the time they put in, they are not compensated for it with pay or promotions. Even when pay is increased, insurance premiums will go up and ultimately create a pay cut for most workers. Most of the hiring decisions are made off of who you know and not your qualifications. Because of this there is a lot of turn over in staff and no one ends up being properly trained. Poor behavior is tolerated and often times overlooked and even rewarded. You are made to believe that you are easily replaceable where they do not care if you stay or if you decide to quit. This creates a remarkably toxic work environment and plummets any sort of loyalty to the workplace. Poor management, horrible communication, lack of timeliness, and terrible culture are all huge factors to take into consideration if you are going to work for the state. 
The only pro that I could even fathom to include would be work/life balance. You get most major holidays off and essentially work "bankers hours." If you are in the right position you don't end up having to work much if any overtime or weekends. 

A typical day included a morning team unit meeting to inform us of everyone's schedules for that day. I learned much about human experiences and lifestyles. Go to my office to check emails and phone messages. Begin daily work by transporting children to visits, supervising visits, communications with parents and foster parents, going into daycare settings or schools. Make last minute changes to visitations according to parents or foster parents schedules. Revising schedule to accommodate  school closings or holidays. Document narratives of the days visits. If a new family came into the system, I would do the IV-E (medical paperwork) on that family's personal history.

I thoroughly enjoyed my job with my former supervisor. It became much more difficult when a different supervisor was assigned. 

My co-workers were the best. I developed many lasting friendships over the years. 

The hardest part of the job was to see when families failed to succeed with their family service plans. 

The most enjoyable part of my job was when parents were awarded their children back and the case was closed.

My typical day at work started from the minute that I sat down at my desk and didn't stop until the end of the day.  Our work would be in waves that could last months at a time and be extremely busy.  We did have slow periods once in a while and that is when you could start to catch up on your work load.  The work load in this type of office is heavy.  I learned how the justice system worked in the criminal area of law.  This position was held to a very high standard in the type of documents that you created on a daily basis and how you would handle situations with clients.  I felt like I was not mentored in my position, although my co-worker was allowed that type of training.  The most difficult part of my job was the amount of work that was given on a daily basis and most of the work had to be finished the same day that you received the work.  In the 7 1/2 years that I worked for the State of Wyoming, I had to prioritize my work consistently 90% of the time to make sure that deadlines were completed.  The most enjoyable part of the job was feeling like I accomplished the tasks that were assigned to me.

Started work with absolutely no training or idea of state standards.  Operated forklifts and was required to use them to do my job without any training. The state is all about cronyism. Only way to get promotion is by being friends with the supervisor. Supervisors have absolutly no accountability.  I was required to drive my personal vehicle 15 miles a day on the clock without any compensation. If your a hard working honest individual who expects to be held accountable for doing wrong/unsafe acts this isnt for you.  If you do work here you will be reminded everyday how expendable and not worth anything you are. They will not empower you to become anything but a lazy idiot that should kiss butt and look the other way when something is going wrong.  I went into this job thinking i had a great oppertunity ahead of me. Instead im now im questioning my own integrity.  The state is all about being friends and never doing work. I wouldnt reccomend this job to anyone unless you like to brown nose , have no integrity or self respect.  Do yourself a favor and keep looking elsewhere.

I worked for the AG's Office for many years and just loved it.  I think the State is a wonderful employer, my only objection is MANAGEMENT IS TOO LAX on the lazy employees, which gives all the rest a bad name.  How many times did I hear, "Oh, the State, where the lazy ones work - "they" spend all day doing anything BUT their job."  This simply is not true...sure there are some that are like that, but for the most part the State IS AN EXCELLENT EMPLOYER AND STATE EMPLOYEES ARE THE BEST!  Those of you that complain, GET OUT, make room for another.  I always had a good deal of work to do and if I found myself pushed against the wall, I ALWAYS could find other employee(s) to help.  Of course, there may be personality conflicts, but isn't that the way it is every where?  Get Serious, THIS IS A GREAT EMPLOYER WITH GREAT EMPLOYEES.   I learned a great deal about State government, and I came to the State with years behind me, but I always was ready to learn move.  If I had an offer from a private firm vs. an offer from the State, I would, almost across the board, choose the State - every time.

There is no growth allowed at the state unless you live in Cheyenne.  There are no increases allowed, you will have to work 2 jobs to make ends meet. The wages are low and even with the raise expected it will still be well below market level. We have been short staffed for a year and have to cover multiple jobs without any recognition, in fact you will never get your own work done. You work all year to achieve great results, exceed all the goals you are given and get no recognition, movement up in position, or improvement in your wages, that will all go to your manager.  The local managers seem to only be in the office if they have to be on a meeting, otherwise they are gone and you have to do their work on top of yours, cover the staff not in the office and they wonder why you are burnt out.  They are now saying they will not hire back the empty positions, it will be a no win situation!!  Good starting position to put on your resume is about the best thing you can take from employment here.  Trying to find new employment.

A typical day at the job would be processing invoices that came to the department via email or in office departments. Uploading documents for audit purposes and answering incoming phone calls. I was able to learn internal systems for my department. 
Structured training was not a thing so it was not consistent nor were the job duties clearly defined. Although they say they promote a good workplace culture, that is actually not the case. There was favoritism in the office and if you are not a favorite you were barely even looked at and rarely spoken to most days. Management felt like a sorority and there would be little to no communication with management in the office. The hardest part of the job was the repetitiveness of it so no real ability to learn new things. 
The most enjoyable part if the job was the time off and work life balance. 

A day at work  as a correctional officer can be both physically and mentally draining. You have to deal with adults that act like children, and from time to time you have to physically restrain them and place them in a solitary confinement to help them learn that they do not always make the best choices. Every day you learn to deal with different types of personalities. You also learn to deal with all kinds of different co-workers. The hardest part of this job in my opinion is that it is a very depressing job with very little feelings of self  accomplishment at the day. I would say that the part  I like the best about this job is the people that I work with. The Team that there is there. At times you depend on them for your safety and they always are able to help.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The agencies you work with. Being able to help save lives. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The management, from supervisors and up.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment changed day by day. Some days, it was like working with preschoolers, other days it was like working with professionals. Be careful not to get on the wrong side of management if you do you will be targeted, You will be harassed. It goes downhill from there eventually they will push you out.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Usually busy doing research for Wy Game Wardens, making phone calls to possible owners of livestock that got out onto the highway, answering phones from people that need help and/or questions.

Supervisor was horrible. Favortism showed to favorites. New people and unliked people get all bad jobs. Constantly harrassed and put down by uneducated and jelous co-workers. People tell on you to gain favortism with boss. Some co-workers kiss bosses butt with gifts and invited to gatherings. During plow season you work whenever it snows. Actually had fun plowing. All the people there are friends that drink and hang together. They protect each other .No use in going to management about bad boss. All the bosses are dumb and not qualified for their job. They got their job from friends promoting them. Bottom of the barrel workers. Don't work there unless desperate. It's a place to work until you find a good job.

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