great agency to work for - Transportation Engineer, Civil Caltrans Employee Review

4.0
Apr 5, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Learned a lot about road and bridge construction and construction management. great job security, benefits, and retirement. Whoever complaints about California highways, should do some traveling around the country or other countries...our highways are in much better shape.

Cons

Management can't motivate or fire very small number of bad apples that don't want to work. However this is also common in some private companies.

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5.0
Jun 19, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

You'll learn a lot, good place to start as an ITA..

Cons

The pay for state might not be that great.

3.0
Jun 5, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Stable, chances for advancement (dependent on location), more time off the longer you stick around

Cons

Heavy red tape, Analysts may be tasked with supporting way too many needy employees from their own and other units, low morale as a result.

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