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      4.0

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (998 total reviews)
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      Andrew Wheeler

      34% approve of CEO

      32% positive business outlook

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      4.1

      Work/Life balance

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Senior management

      Environmental Protection Agency has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 998 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Environmental Protection Agency employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.7 stars).

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      998 reviews
      4.0
      Dec 10, 2014

      EPA allows you to feel good about what you do but comes with some of the general frustrations of government employment.

      Environmental protection specialist
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      Pros

      If you're passionate about environment, this is a place where you'll be surrounded by others who are too. EPA truly attracts some of the brightest in the field.

      Cons

      Political pressures on EPA can make feeling like you are making progress on particular issues difficult. As with many government jobs, finding pathways for advancement can be a challenge.

      5.0
      Dec 5, 2014

      Great place to work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Challenging work. Highly intelligent, driven, good-hearted, dedicated workforce. Your work does more than pad someone else's bottom line.

      Cons

      Pay is a quite a bit lower than private sector. Staff shortages means many roles are unfilled. Lack of funding leads to difficult choices.

      2.0
      Nov 7, 2014

      At first a great place to work, then politics, bureaucracy, and fear become apparent.

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Good work-life balance with compressed schedules and work from home. An immense learning experience, especially for those few capable of rotating to other offices or divisions.

      Cons

      Politics and fear control a defensive management. Unnecessary internal bureaucracy creates a mentally painful and exhausting work flow. Ratings and reviews on this site, and internal satisfaction surveys or complaints, do very little to motivate management to truly improve or change anything. Politics, Inspector General investigations, and fear of reprisal are the main forces for change or maintaining the status quo. Any change that does occur is in direct response to these pressures. It will likely get worse before it gets better.

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