interesting stable job with good work life balance - Financial Product Specialist-Revenue Agent IRS Employee Review

4.0
Jan 28, 2009
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Pros

good work life balance and interesting work. Even the possibility of part time work, which I took advantage of when my children were small. Part-time also eligible for health insurance, but at an increased cost. Good retirement benefits. I find the work challenging and spend my day reviewing transactions, researching law and meeting with taxpayers and the teams I work with. In these economic times it is also a relatively "safe" position, with many agents nearing retirement there is demand for additional hiring.

Cons

Typical government bureacracy-slow to change Also people often like to complain about any incident or audit at parties or gatherings if they find you work for IRS.

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Feb 26, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
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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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