I read the bundle of awful reviews and I said...I gotta do it. Must do…read more Here I come at the new facility in South Salt Lake. Friday afternoon. I open the door and I am met with a wonderful, welcoming smile. Wrong location? Nope. No appointment and no worry. The government " greeter " working happily with no paycheck started this surprisingly positive experience. Two pretty stale security people were tough to break smile even with a thank. The modern waiting area was almost empty so a no appointment connect was easy thanks to the smiling welcome/greeter. 15 minutes and on my way to an almost pristine interview booth. Another smile and a beautiful Halloween attired SS staff member politely greeted me. Maybe 7 or 8 minutes later... done...factually verified and on my way. What a positive...satisfying...experience.

My recent visit to the local Social Security office wasn't as bad as I had feared it would be, nor…read morewas it a pleasure. Conveniently located in the heart of Salt Lake City, across from City Hall, the SS office is located on an upper floor of the large 80s style office building. A security checkpoint is located at the fifth floor office lobby's entrance and after being screened by security upon entering, one is directed to a kiosk where you are prompted to enter which department you need to deal with for your particular need. Once your data entered, a printed ticket is issued. Then, the wait begins, as you scan the digital monitors on the front wall over and over in hope that your number will be posted. Patience is required as it takes quite a while to get called to one of the windows behind which the human SS agents are located. My wait to be for my number to come up took about 1 1/2 hours, in a room that seemed to be about 1/3 full. The time it takes to be called is the real downside of visiting this office. Finally, when I approached the window of the agent who was to assist me, trying to create a human touch to our interaction, I commented about the nice view from her desk area. She agreed, took my paperwork and efficiently copied and entered the information as required. Her efficiency was commendable. I'm sure this is a thankless work environment and many situations are fraught with personal, life impacting issues that aren't easily solved. Luckily for me, everything in my case was straight forward and easily dealt with. After just a few minutes, my tenure in bureaucratic hell was over and I was happily on my way back to reality. Five stars for my agent's help, 1 star for having to wait in the queue for nearly two hours.

So very tough to know how you rate an entire county. But this is really a review for the Salt Lake…read moreCounty building there on 21st and State in SLC. And it looks like each department there has their own listing. So let's stick to the overall complex here. First, it's a big old building and the layout has never made much sense. You have a north building and a south building (when visiting, note that you'll have a 2001 S. State Street address followed by N2100 or S1300 or whatever). The two buildings are connect by a sky bridge located on the third floor. Which is kind of a pain if you're going from N4200 to S2200, for example. You have to go down from 4 to 3, cross the bridge, then go down from 3 to two. Or go all the way down, walk out of the building, and go back up to 2. Does that seem horribly nitpicky? Well it is. And the fact that there's a sky bridge is great. So you'll find all kinds of services here--from USU Extension to the County Mayor's office to Health services and Human Services, the County Auditor, Assessor, and even a small branch of Mountain America Credit Union. I haven't been to the branch for years, but it's teeeeny and according to MACU's website it's still there in the South Building. Should you find yourself in the building it's probably for a very mundane or ever not-fun task. But these people are nice, generally speaking. And it ain't the DMV. This is where the heartbeat and pulse of county government happens. Oh, and the cafeteria isn't half bad!

Decently kind and efficient service. Paperwork, some lines, not as bad as you would think…read moreconsidering it's a state building. Been here twice for weddings. Obviously nothing elaborate, but it gets the job done and provides the desired results. State services, they're...efficient???

This was my first time I have been to this building. Let me give you a tip...it's behind the…read moreMcDonald's. It's a brick building with little signage. Once you open the door, you will find what you need. The lady at the counter is helpful, and she was efficient. It only took me five minutes yes I said five minutes to submit my application and pay my money. I was impressed with the wait time for others too. They seemed organized!

Was issued a speeding citation by Officer Alexander just outside Park City, UT. Wasn't super…read moreexcited about it, but he was very courteous and professional which I appreciated.

The police in Salt Lake City have always been nothing but kind and helpful. It has honestly…read morerestored my faith in humanity!

UPDATE: Just spoke with an officer who informed that:…read more 1- he " can't compel" the building management to watch nor submit the surveillance video of the theft AND if the police department were to receive the video... 2- he doesn't have time to watch the surveillance video of the day of the theft because I don't have an exact time frame [it's an 8-9 hour window] and it seems this police department doesn't have the technology to fast forward videos. Unreal. ______________________________________________________________ I had a very disappointing experiences with the Salt Lake City Police Department's non-emergency dispatch while attempting to file a police report. During my first call, the dispatcher who answered was extremely rude. I asked to speak with someone else as she was obviously having a bad day, she said no one else was available. The next mornining, after completing the report by phone, I received an email stating that I also needed to submit an online report. I followed the instructions and completed the online form. However, after submitting it, the confirmation page instructed me to call the non-emergency number again. When I called a second time, a different dispatcher answered, and unfortunately, she was just as rude and dismissive as the first person. I explained that I was following the instructions of the confirmation page. Dispatcher: But, why are you calling?!? I know the site told you to call you [yes, she really said that] But WHY are you calling?!? I'm confused. - Sounding bothered as well from the moment she picked up the call. I was simply trying to follow the department's instructions and properly report a theft, yet both interactions made me feel as though I was inconveniencing the staff by asking for assistance. People contacting the non-emergency line are often already dealing with stressful or upsetting circumstances. They should be treated with basic courtesy, patience, and professionalism--especially when they are making every effort to follow the reporting process correctly. My experiences with both dispatchers lacked all three.

I came to get some records I needed for the hiring process at a job I applied for. The woman that…read moreassisted me (I'm not sure what her position is), was so helpful, kind, and patient! She went out of her way to help me out- she made phone calls and looked up information for me and saved me over $100! Vine para obtener algunos registros que necesitaba para el proceso de contratación en el trabajo que solicité. La mujer que me ayudó (no estoy segura de cuál es su posición) fue muy servicial, amable y paciente. Ella hizo todo lo posible para ayudarme, hizo llamadas telefónicas y buscó información para mí y ¡me salvó más de $ 100!

I came here because I had a flat tire. I let the officer at the desk know and he said "so?" I told…read morehim I'd need help changing it and he said what, don't you have insurance? At this point I felt totally deflated. I turned to walk away and under his breath I heard him say "good day fat ass" most embarrassing experience of my life. Stay away.

Seems like a random place to be leaving a review, eh? Ya, I kind of feel that way. After all, it's…read morekind of a random building. This is one of (the main?) operations office for Salt Lake County Parks & Recreation. So the building ain't much to look at and you really wouldn't have much need to go here except to reserve a park or park pavilion. That's exactly what brought me here this week. I had viewed the SLCo P&R website which is actually quite robust when it comes to information about different parks, so I knew what I wanted and I called to reserve. The kind woman on the other end of the phone held my reservation and told me I'd need to get there withing a couple days to pay for the reservation to confirm it. So I found my way to the old building, parked out front (there are just a couple of spaces for the general public before you get to an open gate where all the maintenance trucks park) and went in. It was pretty evident that as far as park reservations go, it's a one-woman show. She found my reservation and I paid. In true governmental fashion, it's an 18-step process of handwritten receipts, computer logging, printer shuffling, stapling, and old photocopies. This woman is a pro, but it's not exactly a "duck in and drop off a check" kind of ordeal. Still, it was done right and it only took 10 minutes or so. Hardly an inconvenience. SLCo P&R has facilities all over the valley. From canyon picnic sites to parks, pools, pavilions, and everything in between. I'm a proponent of the parks system so paying a few bucks for a reservation is well worth the amenities you're provided!

Older building that could use a facelift, housing important public services with short wait times…read moreand great proximity to downtown. Street parking or garage parking at Broadway theatre.

Philip is rude ,dumb, and useless. Has zero knowledge and lies about his own stupidity. Go…read moreelsewhere if you want service from usps. He will mess up the simplest request

Buyer Beware! Do not allow this post office to tell you that you can simply refuse a shipment that…read moreyou did not order or want. When you send it back this way, and the company on the other end does not want to pay for the shipping to get that product back, their "policy" it to throw it in the trash!! And you will be out the product and your money. I went to the post office to speak with the Manager About training his representatives better. He said they did it 100% correctly and that he also would have sent the package back in the same way. But in the same sentence, he said that they have an agreement and it is their policy that when that happens, they just trashed the item even though your name is clearly on the package and you told them it was worth $90.. So I called the postmaster General in Las Vegas and he backed them up 100% and said they did everything correctly. Just how hard would it have been for someone to say we can send it back that way however this could happen to you. I mean you got a job with the government agency and you can't speak that sentence? They were the ones who told me to send it back that way, knowing that they have this stinky policy that would allow them to throw your package in the garbage and you just lose your hundred dollar bill. I just want everyone out there to know that USPS Has this hideous policy and they stand behind it 100%!!! so never listen to the representative behind the counter and do not ever allow them to talk you into refusing the package!! All they had to do was insure it, or pay for the shipping to return it so that I would get the package back when they it or just tell me about this heinous SECRET policy that they have and then I could make an informed decision about how I wanted to mail it back. And then to be so unsympathetic, and so nonchalant that they would tell me, yes, we have the authority to trash. Your property is absurd! No wonder they are going bankrupt!!! And using our tax dollars to do it! If I could've given zero stars, I would have.