One of the best bad jobs there is. - Revenue Officer IRS Employee Review

3.0
Apr 28, 2014
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Pros

Ability to work from home. Tons of opportunity for advancement. The job is not boring. You will learn a lot about different people and different jobs. Each day will be something different. The benefits such as vacation time, sick leave and holidays are pretty good. Retirement is better than social security alone.

Cons

Your ability to do your job is based upon the whims of management. Everybody hates you. The pay is not good unless you are willing and able to keep promoting to higher level jobs.

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Cons

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3.0
May 26, 2026
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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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