Abusive Managers and Filthy Work Environment - Tax Examining Technician IRS Employee Review

1.0
Nov 19, 2019
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Pros

Well, it is inside out of the weather.

Cons

I have worked as a groundskeeper, a bouncer, in fast food and big box retail. I have been an hourly employee on the bottom of the totem pole, and I've been a manager responsible for hundreds of employees and millions of dollars of inventory. In all of that experience, I've never worked anywhere as bad as the IRS in Covington, KY. Filthy to the point of visible dirt on all surfaces; Ground in dirt in the ceiling and carpets that they do not address. Management does not buy your office supplies! I've never seen this before. If you need a pen to do your job, you have to buy one. Staples, ruler, tape, markers, post it notes, correction film, ALL of it. I've never seen a business that didn't provide the tools of the job to the workers. If I didn't NEED this job to pay the bills, I'd run and never look back.

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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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