King County employee - Anonymous employee King County Employee Review

1.0
9 Apr 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

pay, benefits, lots of paid time off

Cons

Poor management. Most managers have worked here so long that they have no idea how to be an effective, engaging manager. Most are only concerned with looking good to their bosses and have no idea how to lead a team of employees. Deemed a good employee if the work unit "gets no complaints" about you. Old school managers roll their eyes at lean and process improvement initiatives. To move up (promotion), you have to be liked and connected. Lots of lip service to lots of "values."

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Pros

Great work life balance Off-site team building yearly if not more Health insurance is top Tier Pay rise yearly

Cons

No room for growth in some department

4.0
10 Mar 2026
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Pros

Came to Rail from another division in the county, so much better than certain customer facing divisions. Work like balance and hybrid model are great. Lots of room for advancement in the admin world if you want it.

Cons

Can feel like you’re being micro managed or watched from the top at times but middle management is usually good at mitigating this.

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