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4.0

73% would recommend to a friend

(998 total reviews)
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Andrew Wheeler

31% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

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
2.0
Jul 7, 2015

This is for Region 7 (Lenexa, KS)

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Pros

The salaries are very good - better than other federal agencies. Telework is encouraged, though that is mostly because they moved regional offices and this building was too small. There are a number of flexible work schedules. Admirable mission.

Cons

Morale is terrible. Thanks to sequestration, we lost a ton of employees. So now everyone does two or three people's jobs. There's no upward mobility or career development. The work is frequently boring and the managers are frequently incompetent. It's the federal government, so the culture is conservative, anti-innovation, lot of red-tape.

4.0
Jun 11, 2015
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Pros

I love having the opportunity to do work that can make a difference at a very large scale. The people at the lab where I work are extremely supportive and collegial.

Cons

I am on a contract with no job security and no benefits. The agency has a practice of filling labor gaps with post-docs and contractors. It is extremely inefficient for long-term research that requires continuity.

1.0
May 25, 2015

Remedial project manager

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Pros

A great place to receive most current technical training.

Cons

managed by politicians who lack technical knowledge

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