FDNY reviews

4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(283 total reviews)

Nicholas Scoppetta

39% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

FDNY has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 283 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FDNY employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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283 reviews
4.0
Sep 27, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Respected NYC agency, but still falls short in terms of diversity and inclusion.

Cons

The systemic racism that has been encouraged for years is hard to reverse. Blacks who work for FDNY are routinely discriminated against and the Department is not doing enough to address this.

2.0
Sep 18, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Benefits and Good work-life balance

Cons

Racism and supervisors with horrible attitudes. Supervisors are often demoted due to complaints from their staff.

4.0
Dec 19, 2016

Battalion Chief

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

member of best firefighting organization in the world, benefits, leadership comraderie

Cons

ceiling to salary, commute, dangerous job

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