director

librarian

food service worker

camp director

library assistant

Town of Greenwich, CT

During my time at the Town of Greenwich, CT, I observed that the organization prioritized processes over people. The primary focus was on budget maintenance and strict adherence to guidelines, rather than investing in human capital development or providing opportunities for growth and advancement. Consequently, this approach resulted in a high turnover rate and subpar performance, as employees lacked incentives to remain or perform at their highest potential. Additionally, departments operate in isolation, impeding effective communication and collaboration. Furthermore, the HR department discouraged growth and development, fostering a stagnant work environment. Outside consultants are hired at a significantly higher pay rate. Moreover, intentionally vague job descriptions were employed to maintain low compensation, further demoralizing employees. Collectively, these factors contributed to an inefficient and unproductive workplace culture.

A typical day at work varied daily from answering and redirecting inquiries to assisting potential candidates with online application process,   

I learned one has to be flexible and adaptable when dealing with the public while maintaining your professionalism.

Management will try different methods to improve office procedures and one must be able to adapt to such changes quickly. 

It's always great to find employment where colleagues work well together and support one another. 

The hardest part of the job was trying to complete employment verification from two different systems who did not communicate with one another.  I managed to figure out how to work the two systems while completing the employment verification on time. 

I enjoyed my colleagues from the Town of Greenwich.  It was a pleasure to have a great support team that worked well with one another on a daily basis.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Flexibility and professionalism 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
During Covid period, it was very difficult teaching while wearing masks and very frustrating for student understanding

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very good learning environment with adequate training and supervision.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Once clocking in for payroll purposes, I was able to go to my classroom and prepare for class.  If necessary, I was able to make copies of worksheets as supplemental work for my students which served as additional practice for them!

I worked for the health department and form the start I didn’t have any support or sense of belonging  to a team. Everyone did their job and were not interested in sharing  information. Everything was paper no electronic documents so I had to search through binders to find what I needed.  Very inefficient. Their system is archaic. Also people there are constantly gossiping and they don’t trust each other. A very toxic environment. As a health educator my job was out to the public, however, it was extremely difficult to do this because I wasn’t allowed to attend  events outside of town hall. 

bring smile and good morning.
i learned about every kids are diferent and  also i see how i bring to the smile.
i management first i take my calm and i talk always with them.
my  co- workers they are nice people.
there is not hardest part on this job  because they are kids and i enjoy with them.
the most enjoyable of the job is see on the kids smile me and say thank you for  helping my  an be good and funny  with me  and make them smile every day.
and give thanks to me.

Things were great when I started and after a year began to trickle slowly downhill, then faster downhill until it had become unbearable most days.  Leadership certainly doesn't "lead", the political parties have far too much power for all the wrong things and reasons, there needs to be clear boundaries.  The town's finance board republicans are so closed minded and outdated in their "ideas", if you want to call them that.  They're the most insufferable, awful and disrespectful people I've ever met.  Hope the Dems take control! Save the town from the madness.

Benefits were changed, incorporating Paid time off, like banking all hours together, it was difficult to get time off. They disregarded the “seniority” policy. Pay increase was decreased, all employees had a straight rate increase, despite of your performance. 

Great place to work I just didn't get a full time position. So I would get laid off after six to ten months. Always something to do to stay busy. I've learned how to take care a lawn. Management was great I stay in touch to some of my co workers. The hardest part would be working in the heat. The most enjoyable part of the job is the summer parties they would have.

I was a custodian there. Unfortunately my experience was not good. The lead custodians would actually take advantage of part timers a lot. In other words if you were a part timer there as a cleaner. Expect to do most of the work and allow full fellow workers sit and do nothing. It was just a load of work in a 3-4 hour shift as part time.

Greenwich is trying to run the Town like a corporation. Saving money has become more important than providing services. More work is being expected from the clerical staff without the time and training necessary.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Director 18 salaries reported	$32.59 per hour
Librarian 8 salaries reported	$38.06 per hour
Food service worker 24 salaries reported	$19.82 per hour
Camp director 10 salaries reported	$26.94 per hour
Library assistant 14 salaries reported	$19.79 per hour

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