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Unsafe working conditions, leadership creates roadblocks - Library Assistant III Denver Public Library Employee Review

2.0
12 Oct 2022
Recommend
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Pros

A lot of great people work for the library although it is likely they are losing a lot of them for not creating good working conditions for staff.

Cons

Staff are often placed in unsafe environments with not enough staff or security around. Subject to harassment from customers, witness to violence and threats and building conditions can have extreme temperature issues. Leadership creates policies with complete disconnect for what staff actually need, a very hierarchal organization that does not give room for voice or input from staff. Class divide among positions without opportunity for advancement. Much of staff is employed part-time without benefits and without a road to full time employment.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
28 May 2026
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Pros

Public service and all of the amazing work DPL does for the communities we serve. Creating opportunities for access.

Cons

Upper management is totally disconnected from the rest of front line staff. When provided with feedback, they take it personally as a blow to their egos and not as feedback to the systems that could be improved. Morale is very low and while people are committed to DPL's values, most people do not see upper management upholding those values. There is also very little accountability put in place for upper administration. Internal communications could be improved. Better training for supervisors is desperately needed. And as many people have noted, very little to no job mobility. Professional development is a joke and barely exists. Come here is your want your career to stay stagnant.

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