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3.6
Average Rating
(based on 43 State of California Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.5
Growth Opportunities
3.2
People You Work With
4.0
Person You Work For
3.9
Rewards You Receive
3.6
Support You Get
3.5
Way You Work
3.8
Work Setting
3.6
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Senior Software Engineer
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.2 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4.5 / 5
Server Administrator
Person You Work For 1.6 / 5 People You Work With 3.3 / 5 Work Setting 2.9 / 5
Support You Get 1.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2.9 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
SQL Server Developer
Person You Work For 4.7 / 5 People You Work With 4.6 / 5 Work Setting 4.3 / 5
Support You Get 3.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.9 / 5
Company Culture 4.1 / 5 Way You Work 4.2 / 5
Supervisor
Work Setting 4.3 / 5 Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.1 / 5
Growth Opportunities 4.4 / 5 Company Culture 3.3 / 5 Way You Work 4.2 / 5
Plumber
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.9 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.9 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4.8 / 5 Way You Work 4.9 / 5
Plumber
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.8 / 5
Support You Get 4.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.8 / 5
Employment Coach
Person You Work For 4.1 / 5 People You Work With 3.8 / 5 Work Setting 3.9 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1.3 / 5
Company Culture 1.1 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Firefighter
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4.3 / 5
Support You Get 4.8 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.8 / 5
Company Culture 4.6 / 5 Way You Work 4.5 / 5
Instructor

"I had an overall great experience at the company."

What do you like about working at State of California?

"The freedom of being your own boss. There are amble amounts of time off"

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

"This is a state run facility so make sure that you are very to the point about any legal questions."

What don't you like about working at State of California?

"There is no room for growth or pay increases and limited budgets."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Increase pay for employees. Upgrade all of the facilities. Do a better job of employee retention"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Database Design Analyst

"Excellent! Important work, great people"

What do you like about working at State of California?

"I enjoyed the work, as it was important, as well as the people."

What don't you like about working at State of California?

"Unfortunately, this was a temporary assignment, which was completed successfully, with rave reviews!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"It would have helped if management had listened better to some suggested improvements."

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

What do you like about working at State of California?

"I worked with a great supervising attorney and cafeteria was good."

What don't you like about working at State of California?

"the gov' cut back on our hours when the permanent workers hours were cut."

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

"it was a great organization to work for"

What do you like about working at State of California?

"it was a non-profit organization and everyone worked as a team effort"

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

"yes,be professonial and learn something about the position you are applying for"

What don't you like about working at State of California?

"there were 4200 people in the building everyday and security was very tight"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"they should have a better way of identifing employees that did not wear uniforms"

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 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Administrator

"I have a great education in HR and Labor Relations, with practical experience."

What do you like about working at State of California?

"I love making a difference in peoples lives. My job contributes to making a safer California by helping people make positive changes."

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

"Work hard, embrace change and bring your drive and commitment to make the work you do mean something positive for everyone around you."

What don't you like about working at State of California?

"I like everything about my job but there is a wave of budgetary cuts coming that is out of my control and may have a tremendous impact on the State."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep up the good work and aggressively embrace change management techniques that enable you to do more with less."

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

What do you like about working at State of California?

"I like the generous vacation time earned as well as multiple holidays."

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

"It really depends on the interviewer. Show them that you are eager to work hard and learn."

What don't you like about working at State of California?

"Too many lazy individuals. The amount of work done by 3-5 employees could be done by 1-3 employees if they weren't lazy."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would understand that employee morale is overall very important."

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 2 / 5
Office Technician

What do you like about working at State of California?

"It's more pragmatic with regard to policy changes and structure."

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

"I've been taking on more and more challenging tasks and taking on more responsibility without a promotion or raise."

What don't you like about working at State of California?

"Without structure it gets a little harried at times, but it's nice to dictate my own work load and projects."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I'd promote the underling who's busting his chops all the time!"

Person You Work For 1 / 5 People You Work With 2 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5

State of California Reviews FAQs

Is State of California a good company to work for?

State of California has an overall rating of 3.6 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 43 State of California Review Ratings left anonymously by State of California employees, which is 8% lower than the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 91% of employees would recommend working at State of California.

Does State of California pay their employees well?

State of California employees earn $51,000 annually on average, or $25 per hour, which is 23% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 19 State of California employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find State of California Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at State of California?

91% of employees would recommend working at State of California with the overall rating of 3.6 out of 5. Employees also rated State of California 3.5 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.6 for Rewards You Receive, 3.2 for Growth Opportunities and 3.5 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at State of California?

According to our data, the highest paying job at State of California is a Senior Director of Solutions Architecture at $201,000 annually. Browse State of California Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at State of California?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at State of California is a Help Desk Representative at $16,000 annually. Browse State of California Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at State of California?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at State of California to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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