Pros
Small county meant good health department experience. I was allowed to put 2500 dollars a year into a flex spending account instead of getting health a health insurance policy.
Cons
If any of my friends or family told me they were considering a position with Pinal County Health Department I would tell them to run and run fast. I stuck it out for 3 years and was thrown into 2 internal investigations. They blatantly violate thier own policies and then just write new ones to cover thier mistakes. Management goes out of the way to make this place miserable. I used to have to tell 6, yes 6 different people if I needed a couple hours off for a doctors appointment. If I was lucky those 6 people might communicate with each other. Management doesn't get along at all so it is basically high school drama. It might actually be comical except you have to deal with it everyday. The pay is awful and the only thing they can think of is to threaten to fire everyone all the time. Walking away from the place was the smartest thing I could have done.