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Working at Polk County in Des Moines, IA: 2 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Des Moines, IA Area

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On average, employees in Des Moines, IA at Polk County give their company a 3.7 rating out of 5.0 based on 2, whereas overall Average Rating of Polk County is 3.6 out of 5.0 based on 7 Polk County Review Ratings. The happiest Polk County employees in Des Moines, IA are Business Consultants submitting an average rating of 4.4 and Detention Officers with a rating of 3.0.

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3.6
Average Rating
(based on 6 Polk County Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.3
Growth Opportunities
2.5
People You Work With
4.0
Person You Work For
4.3
Rewards You Receive
3.5
Support You Get
4.0
Way You Work
3.4
Work Setting
3.7
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Working at Polk County in Des Moines, IA: 2 Employee Reviews

Detention Officer

What do you like about working at Polk County?

"Its not bad for a younger person. The pay and benefits are great however."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ask as many questions as you can before taking this job."

What don't you like about working at Polk County?

"It can be very dangerous dealing with inmates. This job could use more structure in its rules and safety as far as keeping officers private lives more private."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Listen to staff and understand them. Try to make this job as stress free for employees as they can."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Business Consultant

What do you like about working at Polk County?

"It is a contracted per project workload which is flexible"

What don't you like about working at Polk County?

"Not long term, I am contracted as a consultant for projects"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"better development and marketing endeavors and planning to build charitable programs"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.6
Polk County (7)

4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is City of Santa Ana (6)
2.7 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Idaho Transportation Department (5)
3.8 Average of All Companies in this Industry (4,846)
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