Don’t say I didn’t warn you!! - Anonymous employee IRS Employee Review

1.0
Aug 27, 2018
Anonymous employee
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Pros

There were only a few personnel who had the best interest of the trainees in mind and tried to help as much as possible despite their own workload.

Cons

This only pertains to the Vienna, Va site. Low morale. Poor leadership. High turnover. Lack of support for employees. Supervisor is cold, mean, unapproachable, has no interest in bettering her employees. She keeps her door closed and only comes out of her office to berate people. She sets people up for failure and has her favorites. Her reputation is well-known within the IRS. Her goal is to advance at the expense of her employees. By the first quarter, half of the dozen new trainees were looking for jobs because they were miserable working for her. Some of her direct reports who provided us training had no interest in providing actual training because they were forced into it, so it left many without the resource needed to ask questions, seek guidance, and have the tools necessary to be successful.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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