Dead End Job - Data Transcriber IRS Employee Review

1.0
16 Jul 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible Schedule. Some of the people are nice.

Cons

I thought completing my BA would afford me opportunities for advancement but I was dead wrong. It's an extension of high school- only with embittered adults who go out of their way to hold certain people back. Incompetent and prejudiced management prefer scapegoating to being responsible for themselves or their decisions. The physical environment smells of mold and urine- probably a result of the leaky old building built atop a military dump and the rodent problem. There's absolutely no opportunity for advancement of you are educated, a person of color, or professional. The only way to advance is to become a domineering but sycophantic manipulator or be related to the right person. It's one the the most miserable places I have ever worked and people openly resent you if you are "different" or just happy. So they make every effort to sabotage you behind your back. If you attempt to report abuse or bullying they retaliate with reckless abandon. It's a different world- like a waking nightmare.

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5.0
27 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

-Excellent training -Hybrid work flexibility -Great Benefits (Student loan credits)

Cons

-Keeping your job dependent on current administration -Constant IT/onboarding issues -Quality of life largely dependent on manager

3.0
26 May 2026
Recommend
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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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