Typical Government Job - Internal Revenue Agent IRS Employee Review

3.0
22 Mar 2016
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Pros

40 hours a week. It really feels good to have so much free time. There is also plenty of annual leave and sick leave (though you're broke so you better like staycations). The schedule is very flexible. If you know what you're doing, you can work 10 hours a week and management thinks you're working 40. Hell, I'm doing this review at work right now.

Cons

The budget crisis has hit the agency hard and affected promotions. Additionally, promotions are based on nepotism. You need to have a family member in management if you want to get promoted. There is no merit based promotion. Compensation is really abysmal. The compensation is nowhere near living wages in this area.

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5.0
23 Jun 2026
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Pros

-variety in industries worked, -Great work to life balance

Cons

-Administration can change entire job structure overnight.

3.0
26 May 2026
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Pros

-Got me started in my career as an auditor -thorough tax law training -many senior auditors helping you learn the profession

Cons

-communication from management is not always transparent -when you are at the bottom of the ladder, you get verbal abuse from not only POA and taxpayers (understandable, given this is the IRS), but also management/OJI's. They want to look good to their bosses and will throw you under the bus if they have to in order to save themselves. Even if they gave you instructions that got you in trouble. They SHOULD be supporting you in your function as an auditor, but they'll do whatever is easiest for themselves ultimately. -on job training can be disorganized -bureaucratic culture -like many other companies, a lot of things you're expected to learn by yourself. Such as how to avoid POA delays.

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