security engineer

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communication technician

mechanical technician

Valley Metro

As Secretary to the General Manager, my day began with a brief chat and exchange of pleasantries. Discussion of tasks need to concentrate on given the time of the month, and/or reports needing typed, or dictation of letters to be typed up. I as well, typed correspondence for the company excutives. While doing these tasks, I greeted visitors, answered question of our bus drivers, and/or refered them to the personnel officer. Answered the phone giving travel and time information to riders. Promoted to Benefits Coordinator, and was responsible for the employee benefits, relaying insurance information, maintaining employee records, while still performing the previously discussed tasks of the position.

The most enjoyable part of the job I would have to say were the management staff I worked with. I liked my boss as he was witty and fun to work with and most of the staff had a laid-back pleasantness.

Valley Metro provides critical transportation services to members of the community throughout the region.  With sixteen members cities, Valley Metro's organizational challenge, must balance and meet the needs of each individual member municipality, to ensure that tax payer funds are responsibly and equitably distributed by providing safe and reliable transportation to the transit users in the valley.

As the Region continues to grow, Valley Metro thoughtfully and strategically executes its mission, to meet the unique needs of members cities.

The staff at Valley Metro are highly skilled and collaborative in their approach to executing the mission of the organization.

Resolves administrative problems by coordinating preparation of reports, analyzing data, and identifying solutions. 
Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques. 
Provides information by answering questions and requests. 
Maintains supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies. 
Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning administrative projects; expediting work results. 
Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Although I was bored sometimes with a lack of tasks to do, that comes with being an intern. Overall, they gave me some amazing projects to work on that helped improve my skills with photo, video and writing work. I got to see how a communications department works at a large company. Although the work environment was a little too formal for my liking, it was a great experience!

They provide very thorough training before you're driving routes on your own. The problem is you start on what they call an extra board meaning you are substituting for drivers that are out sick, on vacation or otherwise. The problem is they'll schedule you to come in for a standby at 5:15am and then be scheduled to drive a route from 12-9pm. So you end up burning the candle at both ends and you cannot plan anything besides work on your work days.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Got to meet different people from different places 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Having to deal with intoxicated and people on drugs. Not allowed to defend self from threats

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Very toxic environment to work. Supervisor not helpful when dealing with threats or harassment 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Long hours for little pay to deal with the circumstances of the job

This is a highly stressful job, the work load is okay but the type of work is stressful. It is a high volume call center. The management staff is not always on the same page which causes division amongst the workers, there is no accountability for work performance only for attendance. Being a valued worker is not a priority only that you show up. There are no incentatives, no moral and the call center employees are often treated as bottom of the barrel. The pay rate is good and the peer groups are great.

What is the best part of working at the company?
VALLEY METRO HAS A UNION, VALLEY METRO THOROUGHLY TRAINS EMPLOYEES

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
NOTHING STRESSFUL, TRAINED TO DO THE WORK CORRECTLY 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
EASY TO WORK AT VALLEY METRO, GOOD PAY, GOOD BENEFIS, GOOD TRAINING

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
REPORT IN, ALL TOOLS NEEDED ARE AVAILABLE, GOOD EMPLOYEE TRAINING, NO STRESS

Hr was very friendly and the downtown office has a good vibe to it. At the LRV shop things changed.  First, the assistant Superintendent is nasty, he talks down to you, is super mad for what ever reason and takes it out on the LRV techs. Second the trainer has a I've done this for years so I don't care attitude. Five weeks of training in two hours ok. Very unprofessional. Until they get there act together stay away.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The time off your given a year

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
They micro manage your time as they don't believe they do. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It's a mixture environment of negative and few positive 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Go I'm go to daily meeting then off to slave away

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Security engineer 9 salaries reported	$42.56 per hour
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Mechanic 9 salaries reported	$33.21 per hour
Communication technician 7 salaries reported	$35.18 per hour
Mechanical technician 5 salaries reported	$37.54 per hour

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