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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
      3.0
      Oct 14, 2013

      Great benefits, great mission, good people, lousy management

      Environmental protection specialist
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      Pros

      This is an agency with a mission most of us completely believe in, even if we disagree about how we accomplish it. Unbeatable benefits package and work/life balance. Compared to other government agencies, the bureaucracy is not as suffocating. Pay is better than most other employers in the environmental field.

      Cons

      While not as bad as other agencies, it's still a lumbering bureaucracy with maddening decisions and an incredibly slow pace. Almost no opportunity for advancement, especially if you don't work in DC. Management at all levels varies from barely functional to downright incompetent. And you get to work for the Tea Party's favorite punching bag, which gets demoralizing in a hurry.

      2.0
      Jan 26, 2013

      Mediocre Performance---trying to move

      Environmental scientist
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      Pros

      Salary, Job Security, Interesting projects when entry level

      Cons

      Terrible management, promotions not based on merit but on cliques, management sees staff as bodies not as talent. Managers care more about themselves than their staff. A lot of internal politics and CYA.

      2.0
      Jun 8, 2010

      This could and should be a great place to work, but too often it is not

      Attorney
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Well-positioned to effect positive environmental change; reasonable opportunity at staff level to move among different environmental media (air, water, etc.) and offices; Agency is well-supported by the Obama Administration; jobs tend to be very secure at staff level

      Cons

      Progress on issues can be slow due to huge number of in house stakeholders and concomitant number of meetings; senior managers have inordinate power to negatively affect careers with very little fear of recourse; many Congressional Republicans try to make it difficult for Agency to do its job through limiting funding and "oversight" activities

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