Depends if this is a good or bad environment - Technical Advisor IRS Employee Review

3.0
Feb 1, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Your manager will make or break your experience here. Mostly because they determine your performance evaluation and how quickly or slowly you move. It will depend if this manager is easily swayed by other factors on whether some people get promoted faster than others, and it's not always based on merit. I would never ask a friend to come work here, as I don't see how the pros outweigh the cons.

Cons

Advancement is dependent on your direct supervisor and if they decide to not like you for standing your ground on principle then you can potentially miss out on years of advancement because of it.

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5.0
Jun 27, 2026
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Pros

-Excellent training -Hybrid work flexibility -Great Benefits (Student loan credits)

Cons

-Keeping your job dependent on current administration -Constant IT/onboarding issues -Quality of life largely dependent on manager

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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