Houston Independent School District Employee Job Reviews in the United States

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

"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."

"Enjoyable work, difficult culture to navigate."

"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?

"relationships with the kids, freedom to make own choices, housing comes with job, meaningful work"

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

"Less is more. Don't try to do so much, which pushes your staff and your budget, meaning that no one gets what they need or deserve."

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

"negative people; no clear expectations; obsession with money and not willing to spend anything, even for important problems; only reactive not proactive; not innovative"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"make decisions, clear chain of command, set standards and clear expectations"

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"

"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 loved this job, but the environment was extremely political."

"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."

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

"Recession Proof Industry"

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

"Safety and Security is job 1"

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

"Mission Statement not being met"

"its ok"

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

"benefits hours"

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

"plantoperators thinking the wrong thing about you"

"Adequate employer."