Los Angeles County Probation Department Employee Job Reviews in the United States
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"very short-staffed, long hours, good benefits."
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"Useful."
What do you like about working at Los Angeles County Probation Department?
"Growth opportunity."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be ready to work 16 hours shift."
What don't you like about working at Los Angeles County Probation Department?
"The environment."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Be fair."
What do you like about working at Los Angeles County Probation Department?
"Diversity"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Understand the history and failures of the department before considering a career."
What don't you like about working at Los Angeles County Probation Department?
"Financial crisis throughout the state."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Utilizing the overall strength's of their staff, and practice openness in regards to new and innovative ideas."
What do you like about working at Los Angeles County Probation Department?
"Benefits and salary"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be prepared for a labor intensive experience"
What don't you like about working at Los Angeles County Probation Department?
"The inbreeding of promotions and special favors from upper management and terrible reverse discrimination of employees. Disliked how poorly the officers handled the minors in the jails and camps. The incompetence of the employees of being grandfathered into the department despite not knowing how to read or write a report."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Management needs to not give special treatment to employees they are related to or are friends with. Management should not extort their employees to work beyond the eight hour shift on a forced hold over and told you will be fired if you leave when your shift is done."
"The county is an excellent place to work for an entry-level position!"
What do you like about working at Los Angeles County Probation Department?
"Working with the kids was great! It was very rewarding!"
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Apply here if you are seeking an entry-level position in law enforcement, you'll gain much experience!"
What don't you like about working at Los Angeles County Probation Department?
"The position if more for someone at an entry-level, not someone seeking personal growth with higher expectations."
What do you like about working at Los Angeles County Probation Department?
"I liked their benefit package."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be honest and god things will happen."
What don't you like about working at Los Angeles County Probation Department?
"The apparent politics and preferance for some."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Be fair across the board and praise your employees more."
"Being a DSO allowed me to help structure and help some of our misguided youths."
What do you like about working at Los Angeles County Probation Department?
"I have not worked for decades."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"You must desire to help juvenile delinquents and to direct their paths."
What don't you like about working at Los Angeles County Probation Department?
"The constant unsurity of my personal safety from shift to shift."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Lobby to pass new laws that don't protect the incarcerated juviniles vs. protecting the staff/officers."
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Is Los Angeles County Probation Department a good company to work for?
Los Angeles County Probation Department has an overall rating of 4.1 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 3 Los Angeles County Probation Department Review Ratings left anonymously by Los Angeles County Probation Department employees, which is 5% higher than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 100% of employees would recommend working at Los Angeles County Probation Department.
Does Los Angeles County Probation Department pay their employees well?
Los Angeles County Probation Department employees earn $44,000 annually on average, or $21 per hour, which is 33% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 1 Los Angeles County Probation Department employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Los Angeles County Probation Department Salaries by Job Title.
How satisfied are employees working at Los Angeles County Probation Department?
100% of employees would recommend working at Los Angeles County Probation Department with the overall rating of 4.1 out of 5. Employees also rated Los Angeles County Probation Department 4.3 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.7 for Rewards You Receive, 2.4 for Growth Opportunities and 3.7 for support you get.
What is the highest paying job at Los Angeles County Probation Department?
According to our data, the highest paying job at Los Angeles County Probation Department is a Internal Affairs Investigator at $71,000 annually. Browse Los Angeles County Probation Department Salaries by Job Profile.
What is the lowest paying job at Los Angeles County Probation Department?
According to our data, the lowest paying job at Los Angeles County Probation Department is a Secretary at $18,000 annually. Browse Los Angeles County Probation Department Salaries by Job Profile.
What are the pros and cons of working at Los Angeles County Probation Department?
According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Los Angeles County Probation Department to be Company Culture, People You Work With, Person You Work For and Rewards You Receive, and cons to be Growth Opportunities.
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