Working at Houston Independent School District in Houston, TX: 17 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Houston, TX Area

"It really depends what position you have or what department you work in but overall it is a decent environment. As usual, an organization of this size has its fair share of red tape at times but it's a stable employer."

"HIGHLY TOXIC ENVIRONMENT! Beware!!!!! If you report any type of employment abuse, no matter the proof, HR will do NOTHING! YOU WILL BECOME A TARGET FOR THE HUNT! Problems: 1. Bate and switch with your financial offer. 2. Pawn you off to other departments (where their friends have employee shortages) and you’ll be working for two or more departments (for the price of one—-paid to do one). 3. Everyone seems to be clicked up. Meaning if you’re not apart of their sorority or fraternity you cannot move up in the company! 4. Bullying is normal in the company! 5. Board Members are embarrassing, unprofessional, and cunning towards each other (publicly). 6. If you don’t have a PhD in education, your opinion doesn’t matter. Sales, marketing, Development strategies or ideas don’t make sense so you’re automatically wrong. I’ve seen Professionals from other industries come to this organization and try to make it better by providing credible resources and get completely shut down because the person with the PhD credentials doesn’t have the experience to understand what they were saying or it didn’t make sense to them at that time so they automatically became wrong. 7. Once you become a target——you will be blackballed in the city! Prepare for it! It’s a highly successful breeding ground for narcissistic personality types!"

"I have worked for this company for 5 months, it still needs improvement."

"Houston Independent School District is a great place to work they have great benefits."

What do you like about working at Houston Independent School District?

"I love getting to work with and guide children every day."

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

"Be prepared to sacrifice all of your personal time (and a good chunk of your funds too!)"

What don't you like about working at Houston Independent School District?

"Administration is clueless about what it is actually like in the classroom. Teachers are overworked and underpaid, they force us to clear so many hurdles that it is difficult to do our actual job - TEACHING!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Respect time and resources of teachers, streamline and organize curriculum departments so teachers have a realistic plan of attack for each and every day with minimal behind-the-scenes (after hours, unpaid) work necessary"

"Enjoyable work, difficult culture to navigate."

"No one gets fired, the good workers all leave."

What do you like about working at Houston Independent School District?

"Working for the children and teachers of Houston can be it's own fulfilling reward. There are many extra vacation days. Creative solutions are required every day."

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

"It can take six months or more to get hired after an interview. If you really want to work for Houston ISD, plan on a long wait."

What don't you like about working at Houston Independent School District?

"Many workers within school districts should have been fired years ago. Good coworkers find better jobs elsewhere. Projects frequently stall due to crushing bureaucracy. School districts make no effort to empower employees."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Work to develop the careers of good employees. Work towards correcting or removing poorly performing employees. Leadership skills are critical. Employees should be inspired to perform."

"Adequate employer."

"Enjoyed my time as a teacher."

What do you like about working at Houston Independent School District?

"The diversity of the student population"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Best wishes and continued success with the possibility of becoming the number one school district in the country and nation"

"Awesome position to build skills."

"Good place to work."

"It needs much work."

What do you like about working at Houston Independent School District?

"It gave me much exposure to different teaching styles and grade levels."

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

"Work hard and push your way through the door. Don't sit back."

What don't you like about working at Houston Independent School District?

"The constant run arounds and the fact that I couldn't get a job even though I was Texas certified to teach and had a degree."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more open."

"HISD was horrid"

What do you like about working at Houston Independent School District?

"I don't"

What don't you like about working at Houston Independent School District?

"It is very political."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Treat people properly."