FSA reviews

3.7

61% would recommend to a friend

(267 total reviews)
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George Mendiola

61% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

FSA has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 267 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FSA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Human Resources & Staffing industry (3.8 stars).

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267 reviews
3.0
Nov 4, 2014

Has its ups and downs

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Pros

Really good entry level job based on the pay. I wasn't able to find anything in my area for higher pay after just graduating from college. As a contractor, the FSA life is mostly based on the customer and the people you work with. I am fortunate enough to work with great people.

Cons

Unfortunately, one person that gets on a power trip can make your work life terrible. "Technically" contractors have ZERO rights within the government. For example, we can not drive government vehicles (ok I can deal with that), cannot use the gym facility (what?), participate in special events, such as, picnics UNLESS you take leave (you have got to be kidding! We only get 10 days of leave a year as it is), and I am quoting this from a memo - "Contractors are not government employees and should not be treated as such." As other people have stated, there's no such thing as raises and, in a smaller city, no chance for promotion. I have received a couple bonuses but that's all based on the customer going out of their way to contact FSA and fight for you to receive recognition. My biggest issue with FSA has been when the government shutdown occurred. I was furloughed for 2 weeks and did not get paid even though every government employee (furloughed or not) got paid. I was more upset about how they acted like it wasn't a big deal for me to not receive pay for an entire pay period (even though they were paid during the entire shutdown). They even got mad at me when I asked if I could make up the time lost.

2.0
Oct 11, 2013

Looking for new ways to cheat employees, every day

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Pros

Like any contractor, it's an opportunity to support the Federal Government in your area of interest.

Cons

Every day, FSA's policies are changing in ways that cheat their hardworking employees. Examples: the make-up time policy changed so that you *have* to make up your hours within a strict time frame; sick leave policy just changed so that you don't receive front-loaded hours at the beginning of each fiscal year - you have to accrue the hours, so you may start out with zero hours even if you've been working for a while. What the make-up time policy translates to is that we're treated like machines who can simply get up and leave their work unfinished simply because it is 5 PM on a Thursday (pay weeks run Friday-Thursday) -- or we won't get paid for the extra time. Also, regardless of the position you apply for, they will change your contract, responsibilities, and schedule if your supervisor thinks it's a good idea -- irrespective of your supervisor's level of knowledge or qualifications in your specific area, and without your input. Finally, it's extremely difficult to get a hold of their benefits specialists, so good luck getting any questions answered. Bottom line: they are cutting costs and treating employees like conveyor belt assembly people.

1.0
Mar 23, 2020

The worst company I had ever work for

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Pros

People, where I am contracted to, are nice.

Cons

Benefits and leave policies are horrible. No year-end bonus and no profit sharing, and no holiday parties. No raise, no promotion, and no future at this company. No paid snow days or delays, they will make you either use PTO or make up the missing hours. There is an 100hr policy where they force you to use at least 100hr every year of PTO or you will lose the hr. Once you earned up to 56hr of sick hr during the year, it stops accumulating. During the coronavirus closures, they are not paying us and only allowed us to use up to 40hr of PTO. We will also lose health insurance at the end of the month (March). Avoid at all cost.

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