King County employee discount for 2024 Washington State Fair
King County employees can save on admission and ride tickets for the Washington State Fair. Have a blast with tons of free entertainment, fabulous Fair food, rides, farm animals and more.
To purchase your discount tickets visit thefair.com/corporate, click the “Buy Tickets” button, enter access password: king24, under “Corporate Perks – 2024” click “Buy Tickets” for Admission & Ride deals. Get full details here.
2024 Washington State Fair takes place, Aug. 30 – Sept 22.
See all available employee discounts on the Employee Discount webpage.
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Facilities Management streamlines customer service under new section
Crossposted from the DES Express
The Facilities Management Division welcomed the Customer Experience Section (CES) to their division last month. This new group oversees customer-facing services: the Customer Care Team (CCT), Print Shop, ID Access, Chinook 13 Program, and the Parking Program. From day one, CES has been dedicated to discovering ways they can improve the customer service their partners receive.
“What initially attracted me to this role was the opportunity to engage in process development within a new team structure that focuses on the experience of all those involved,” said Shannon Bradley, the new Customer Experience Section Manager. “As I’ve gotten to know my team and the customers we serve, I’m excited about what we can do here. I look forward to working with my team to establish efficient structures and processes to provide a positive and consistent experience for our customers.” Read more.
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Tech Tip: USB Sticks (User Snare Bait)
Have you ever found a USB Stick/Thumb Drive, or a CD on the ground or in a parking lot? Hopefully you did not put this into your computer.
While you may be tempted by curiosity to see what data is on there, or perhaps to identify the owner, Do Not insert any of these found objects into your computer.
You may think that it is your lucky day… ‘Hey, Free USB Stick!’, but in fact it could turn out to put you in a hot seat with your IT department.
This is a common tactic used by bad guys to infiltrate your network and steal information and to gain unauthorized access. Code can be executed simply by inserting these devices into your computer. By the time you can see what files are on it, the damage may have already been done.
Your company should have a policy on how to handle such a situation. If they do, please be sure to follow the guidelines as listed in that policy. If you are not sure, or if your company does not have a policy, ask your IT department what you should do in this situation.
The average cost of a cyber attack such as this one on a small company is $200,000.
The cost to a large public corporation can cost over $6,000,000 per day of downtime.
Remember to always refer to your company policies or consult your IT department on how to handle these situations.
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Join the Balanced You Well-being Advisory Committee
Do you have ideas on how King County can better support the well-being of you and your colleagues? Balanced You is seeking employees interested in joining our Balanced You Employee Well-being Advisory Committee! Any King County employee who is interested is invited to apply.
Inspired by employees, Balanced You equips us to live healthy and safe, know and use our benefits, and find balance in life and work. We’re Investing in YOU to help you feel good, get the most out of life, and do your best work for the people of King County. Read more.
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Now Recruiting 2024 Employee Giving Program Ambassadors
Bring a little inspiration to your day and build connection with your team by signing up to be an Ambassador.
The Employee Giving Program is now recruiting King County Employees to serve as an Ambassadors for this year’s Annual Giving Drive to their work groups/sites.
As an Ambassador, you are the heart and soul of our Employee Giving Program team. We can NOT run this program and support so many great causes without you. Last year that resulted in $2.29 million! You are the key to making sure that every King County employee has the chance to connect to a cause they care about through the program.
Register here to join our rock star Ambassador team for 2024. Read more.
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Your voice can be part of the future of Metro’s paratransit services
Crossposted from Metro Matters
Are you an Access rider, caregiver to an Access rider, or service provider? Help shape the future of Access Transportation by taking our survey!
King County Metro is continuing its full review of our paratransit rideshare service, Access Transportation, that will shape the service for the next seven to 10 years. We are at the stage where we are looking for community feedback from Access riders, Access caregivers, and Access service providers – organizations and businesses where Access riders are picked up and dropped off. If any of these are you, take our survey and share your feedback! Read more.
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A new era of health and racial equity in King County
At a recent community celebration, Public Health – Seattle & King County unveiled an ambitious five-year strategic plan aimed at improving the health and well-being of our community.
This new roadmap is the culmination of extensive collaboration and input from nearly 100 community and public health system partners, as well as hundreds of Public Health staff members. Informed by the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic and underscored by King County’s commitment to equity and the declaration of racism as a public health crisis, the plan charts a course toward a healthier, more equitable future for all residents. Read more.
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New discount available for Method Learning academic tutoring
King County employees can now receive a 20% discount for courses available through Method Learning academic tutoring. Method Learning is a proven college readiness service that provides tutoring and helps guide students on their academic journey.
For more details and to take advantage of the discount, click here. Services available include college admissions advising, college financial advising, ACT and SAT test prep, academic coaching, and much more.
See all available employee discounts on the Employee Discount webpage.
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New podcast miniseries explores the wide world of septic systems
Crossposted from Public Health Insider
What happens when we flush a toilet, or turn off a sink tap? For most of us, we don’t give much thought to it – out of sight, out of mind. But once we walk away, what goes down the drain begins a whole new journey through the wastewater system.
In King County, over 85,000 homes and businesses rely on septic systems to treat their wastewater and protect their health every day. But what is a septic system? What happens when it fails, and what happens to our health and the environment when many start failing? Finally, who are the people that respond to these emergencies, and what keeps them going?
These questions, and more, are addressed in a new environmental health podcast, Bridging the Gap. Through storytelling, we aim to bring people closer to understanding how environmental public health shows up in our everyday lives, and how we can all help keep our community healthy. Join us in listening to our first three-episode miniseries, which explores the wonderful world of wastewater known as On-site Sewage/Septic Systems (OSS)! Read more.
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