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Cook County (Illinois)

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Cook County (Illinois) Reviews

3.4

62% would recommend to a friend

(219 total reviews)
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Toni Preckwinkle

55% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Cook County (Illinois) has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 219 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cook County (Illinois) employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

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219 reviews
1.0
5 Jul 2024

RUN AWAY

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Pros

The pay is just ok. If you're African American, you have some protection here. You do get to work from home two days a week, as long as they're not consecutive days.

Cons

Their probationary period is a full year, during which time they can fire you for any reason or no reason. Specifically regarding the Human Resources department: the training was incredibly insufficient for such a high stakes job ("watch these demo videos and learn the Employment Plan"), there was no mentorship, no trainer on staff, the Chief of HR is a "mean girl" and the head of Compliance is another one. If you're not a "nepotism kid" (that is, you don't have family or close friends with clout elsewhere in the County government), you are at risk of developing major health issues as a result of the stress from trying to make it in this department. Not only that, but they don't take it well if you actually use your PTO - it seems to indicate a lack of commitment (rather than the truth which is that you will need the PTO to retain any semblance of sanity and health).

1.0
30 Apr 2014

Horrible bosses

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Pros

Good benefits-that's about it-good benefits......... . . . . . . . . . . . .

Cons

Horrible morale-says it all-cannot trust management- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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