Vantaggi
Most people are drawn to F5 because of it's worthwhile mission. Despite the difficulty of working with the politics of LA County politics and an enormously slow bureaucratic system, the mission is what drives staff to collaborate, persist and do great things. When staff moves on to another job, they typically move on to greater things. First 5 LA is a great stepping stone to bigger and better things. Health care is covered 100% Flexible work hours
Svantaggi
For some, this is where talent, promise and ambition comes to die. Some managers are content experts in their field but lack the actual skills to manage people effectively. Staff who have been working here for many years cling to the old way of doing things and as a result they are a huge obstacle to progress and efficiency. Since the org is governed by the LA County Board of Supervisors, politics often interferes with the work and at times it can be discouraging. Lower level positions have almost no opportunity to advance even after years of service and experience. Experience working here can vary from department to department. Some staff is miserable and others are perfectly happy.