Discrimination Covered Up - Anonymous employee ORAU Employee Review

1.0
20 May 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

If you are looking for a job in accounting: no skills or education are needed here. You can be as wasteful as you want. There is no accountability. You can use Facebook all day and no one will say a word. Keep up with the latest gossip, there's plenty here. Jobs are really easy but boring. If you are a bigot, spew your ignorance and managers will cover it up for you.

Cons

Ignorance and discrimination are tolerated, encouraged and even rewarded. The company will just get rid of the person that speaks up about it instead. No growth opportunities. The finance jobs are just boring data entry jobs. Managers in finance are egotistical and have no people skills or no backbone. Good Ole' Gal network lives here. If you love to gossip, this is your dream job. Backstabbing co-workers and petty, silly, scared managers.

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Pros

The pros heavily depend on your host facility, program manager and mentor. My mentor is great and allows me lots of freedom to do my work and develop my skills. Depending on your host facility you get to work with federal agencies and potentially get connections for a permanent job.

Cons

We are considered not employed, but a "participant in a program". Our salary is a taxable income. There is no benefits other than an offered health insurance that costs hundreds each month out of your salary for minimal coverage. There is no PTO. You have to ask permission if you want to take a day off or go on a trip. Any problems with the management goes unnoticed and you get told by ORISE to speak to the program manager even if they are the problem.

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