City of Detroit Employee Job Reviews in the United States
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"The job is a seasonal job starts from April to November each year due to weather condition in Michigan. I got this job after I was laid off /lack of funding in 2009. I was laid off from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department in 2009. As it is published that the City of Detroit is bankrupt."
"Great learning experience."
What do you like about working at City of Detroit?
"I enjoy the work that I do. I'm not presently unemployed."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Look somewhere else for a job. You stay may be short here."
What don't you like about working at City of Detroit?
"As a no-union employee if the company looses money wages go down. This is a municipality we don't sell goods so my financial sustainability is threatened."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Cut all waste and stop cutting employees income. Executives should manage the budgets that were given to them and stop over spending. This causes job loss."
What do you like about working at City of Detroit?
"the people, my friends, and the outdoors, constantly changing scenery"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"If your hiring in, stay for about 2 years and run for the suburbs"
What don't you like about working at City of Detroit?
"Pay cuts, pension cuts, adding more hours, lack of any respect from administration"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Care about the employees, and center on cleaning the city"
"An excellent experience which allowed me to retire after 28 years."
What do you like about working at City of Detroit?
"The confidence management had in me that gave me the opportunity to perform a myriad of duties effectively and efficiently."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Yes, make sure they interview with poise, polish, and professionalism as their underlying purpose."
What don't you like about working at City of Detroit?
"The interference from the United States government concerning our Bus purchases. We received Grant monies from them, which meant we were beholden to them."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"To cut overtime for the mechanics, because they were not performing their jobs in an efficient manner. That is why the mechanics needed the overtime."
"Incompetence is an under statement."
"Could be a great place to work if they updated their technology"
What do you like about working at City of Detroit?
"The people were very friendly and the project was independently defined"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Get ready to meet brick walls!"
What don't you like about working at City of Detroit?
"Management was rigid and unwilling to change traditional ways"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Please try to be open-minded to change and development"
"good"
What do you like about working at City of Detroit?
"Love it! Great place and people great advancement."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be honesty"
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Find ways to Generate Revenue not to lay off people. Lay off people is not a way to generate revenue"
"City of Detroit is going through an transitional phrase to help fellow Detroiters to find work for disabled individuals due to the budget cuts."
What do you like about working at City of Detroit?
"I can transfer to any department throughout the City of Detroit near my home."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Yes, I would suggest to do your very best on the City of Detroit by work 90 days to past probation."
What don't you like about working at City of Detroit?
"I do not like the parking areas between $10 to $20 per day, which is very high for a working poor individual."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"I am suggesting to provide free parking to their employees in safer areas."
"Just like a day job. No incentives. A dead end career."
What do you like about working at City of Detroit?
"Best benefits. Great staff."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Go well prepared."
What don't you like about working at City of Detroit?
"No upward mobility. Politics as usual"
City of Detroit Reviews FAQs
Is City of Detroit a good company to work for?
City of Detroit has an overall rating of 3.6 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 10 City of Detroit Review Ratings left anonymously by City of Detroit employees, which is 8% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 80% of employees would recommend working at City of Detroit.
Does City of Detroit pay their employees well?
City of Detroit employees earn $40,500 annually on average, or $19 per hour, which is 39% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 1 City of Detroit employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find City of Detroit Salaries by Job Title.
How satisfied are employees working at City of Detroit?
80% of employees would recommend working at City of Detroit with the overall rating of 3.6 out of 5. Employees also rated City of Detroit 3.4 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.3 for Rewards You Receive, 3.5 for Growth Opportunities and 3.5 for support you get.
What is the highest paying job at City of Detroit?
According to our data, the highest paying job at City of Detroit is a Equipment Services Project Manager at $141,000 annually. Browse City of Detroit Salaries by Job Profile.
What is the lowest paying job at City of Detroit?
According to our data, the lowest paying job at City of Detroit is a General Laborer at $16,000 annually. Browse City of Detroit Salaries by Job Profile.
What are the pros and cons of working at City of Detroit?
According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at City of Detroit to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.
City of Detroit Reviews by Location
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Transportation Construction Inspector
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