BC Public Service Employee Reviews for Clerk

Entry level positions do not pay enough to cover the cost of basic needs. The amount of work expected at entry level is beyond your wage. Leadership is very process focused and neglects to notice impact to staff. Good benefits, lots of opportunities to work in different areas, lots of perks available. Did not support all staff well during the pandemic.

Pros

Decent benefits, student loans assistance, secure, consistent schedule

Cons

Stressful, lack of support, demanding work, poor pay

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Lots of benefits, perks, development opportunities

Clerk (Current Employee) - Victoria, BC - 22 October 2023

Generally it's a good to work, though it's a very large organization so the culture, workload, and nature of work can vary considerably. It's typically easy to move up once in government, either in one's own unit or by taking in house training for jobs all across government. Still, advancement is not a given, and you need a decent level of intelligence and conscientousness to do most jobs well.

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Insights into BC Public Service

Based on 39 survey responses

What people like

Supportive environment
Time and location flexibility
Feeling of personal appreciation

Areas for improvement

Fair pay for job
General feeling of work happiness
Energizing work tasks

Stressful, toxic and non supportive environment.

Registry Clerk (Former Employee) - British Columbia - 27 April 2022

You truly are just another number! Management doesn’t believe in retaining good employees. A stressful, toxic and backstabbing environment, where your workload far outweighs your pay. Zero support from Supervisors or Managers. Reminds me of high school but worse and the favouritism is indescribable. You can’t truly understand unless you have worked here but I wouldn’t recommend it! If you are not part of the “in” crowd your life will be miserable.

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Great place to work.

Park Permit Clerk (Current Employee) - Kamloops, BC - 21 July 2020

I am new to BC Government, however I am super impressed with the management and the ability to grow and develop. I work with an amazing team and I am so glad that I decided to leave my stable job in healthcare to take a chance and try something new.