r/CAStateWorkers

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Raises and benefits affect all state employees regardless of department. Please support fellow state workers by joining the strike in person. THANK YOU!

Does this make any sense? Why would they bother contacting my references if they thought I wasn’t qualified based on my interview performance?

I know it’s possible that one of my references said something negative, but I doubt it. They were all managers in my office or an office I’ve collaborated with and performed well for.

Something doesn’t add up to me.

I’ve been hearing concerns that California’s next governor may not support telework for state employees.
Does anyone know where he actually stand on telework and RTO for state workers?
After everything state employees have been dealing with under the current RTO policy, I really want to understand whether there’s any possibility of a different approach under the next administration.
Has anyone seen statements from the candidates about telework, hybrid schedules, or the current RTO mandate?

Not a manager myself so I’m curious. Header above.

Strike, gas, RTO, groceries, PLP cutting into my Christmas fund.. SORRY KIDS.. just letting ya’ll know now!

Per Friday’s email, “ Out of an abundance of caution, and to support the completion of inspection activities, employees should work remotely for the time being. Additional updates regarding the remote work arrangement will be provided following completion of the inspection for the entire building and after management has had an opportunity to review the findings and recommendations provided by the licensed pest control professionals.”

Ive submitted about 100 jobs between this year and last year on CalCareers, mainly for policy analyst, legal aide, or legislative assistant positions. I've taken the eligibility exams, I have the experience, when I apply OUTSIDE of CalCareers, I get interviews fine. But once I want to work for the state instead of a nonprofit or for profit company, then it becomes almost impossible to get even a response.

How are you guys actually... getting your jobs? I feel like Im going insane.

Let me know what you guys find to be helpful, or if its really a 'who you know' sort of situation.

Just curious what the experience was like. Pros/cons? I don’t live in sac county so working in my local county might be better in terms of commute/driving. I worked for the country very part time and very briefly during covid (I was in between state jobs) but I was at a local vaccination clinic, not in an office setting. Anyway, really just looking for any experiences. Thanks!

Hello everyone,

I’m currently working at another state Department and doing 4 days RTO. I have an interview for a analyst II position with CoveredCA. Is CoveredCA still offering remote work? What is the telework schedule looking like for those of you who work there?

Thank you!

I received a conditional offer 2.5 weeks ago. 1 day after that, they asked for 3 supervisor references. My 3 previous supervisors work for a company that does not allow them to be formal references. I told them this, offered 3 additional peer references, and haven’t heard anything back for a whole week. Am I cooked? (Of course I will keep applying elsewhere, I just really wanted this job)

Hello all,

I wanted to see if anyone can give some insight on the Nurse Evaluator II position. I've searched this subreddit, but the post I found was from 4 years ago and I know things have probably changed.

More specifically, I'm wanting to know:

1. Is this position still Telework? I know of the RTO, but this position is still listed as Telework with 5% travel. Wondering what the reality of it is.

2. How does one know which area they will be covering? It's not in the job posting, so I'm guessing it's something you find out when you interview? What happens if you live in a different area than where the position is needed?

Thank you!

Sounds like SEIU 1000 is encouraging sympathy strikes, which would increase the power of the strike tremendously and any gains (especially with RTO) would likely benefit all state workers, at the very least in shifting the balance of power in future negotiations. I know they had representatives at the strike vote press conference and support SEIU in general, but it’s not clear if CAPS and CASE have communicated whether or not:

1. their lawyers agree with the SEIU lawyers re: who is legally allowed to sympathy strike
2. if so, if they have reviewed their contracts to determine whether or not sympathy strikes are explicitly prohibited
3. if they have communicated anything about this to their members

If none of these things are clear, SHOULD those represented by CAPS and CASE CONTACT THEIR UNION TO REQUEST EXPLICIT GUIDANCE and SUPPORT to SYMPATHY STRIKE? Also I’m not sure if this applies to other unions representing state workers.

I know the answer is going to vary by district, discipline, course format, and how much prep/grading a class requires. I’m not looking for a universal “yes/no” answer.

Assume the following:
a) I already have a separate full-time career and retirement plan.
b) Adjunct income would be supplemental. I would not depend on it for living expenses.
c) I’m willing to stay with adjunct teaching long enough to vest in CalSTRS.
d) The baseline workload is one 3-unit community-college course each fall and spring.
e) The goal is specifically to build an additional defined-benefit pension while keeping the time commitment reasonable.

For people actually doing this, I’m trying to get real numbers:

1. How much CalSTRS service credit does one 3-unit course each fall and spring actually generate on your annual statement?
2. Roughly how many real hours per week does that course take, including prep, grading, office hours, and admin?
3. What district/discipline are you in?
4. How many calendar years do you expect it to take to reach 5.0 years of service credit?
5. Knowing what you know now, do you think the pension benefit is worth the employee contributions and time required?

BL: I’m trying to understand the CalSTRS pension value per year of part-time teaching, not whether adjuncting in general is a good career choice.

Thanks all.

"Short-term thinking means stepping over dollars to pick up pennies"

SEIU could use more volunteers for their phone bank efforts for the Strike Vote.

Reddit is a bubble.

Take action and help instead of just upvoting!

Link: https://www.mobilize.us/seiulocal1000/event/1033242/