IRS reviews

3.3

56% would recommend to a friend

(3,622 total reviews)

35% positive business outlook

IRS has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,622 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IRS 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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4K reviews
1.0
Mar 24, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Health Benefits are great, Retirement benefits are decent.

Cons

Overworked and under paid should be the mantra here. The management is ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE and untrained. I hear and see discrimination daily from management and employees, It is a giant meat market where the men gather around new hires to "scope out the fresh meat". It is more of a dating site than a business. NO HR on site, untrained, power hungry workers that were elevated into a management position with no formal training, micro manage and violate employee rights on a daily basis. Training is minimal (13 weeks) and then you are expected to function on the level of a seasoned revenue agent/tax law attorney or you are punished for it. You are hardly allowed to go to the bathroom and your every movement is tracked by managers. Definitely a racist environment unless you are African American. Strick 30 minute lunch which starts from the time you leave your desk, with the equivalent of 10 mins to eat before you have to plan enough time to get back upstairs in the elevator.

1.0
Oct 10, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

As long as you at least put in some effort, albeit minimal, it’s VERY difficult to get fired Job security and benefits. If you’re not ambitious and do well in an outdated 100 year old oppressive culture, you’ll fit right in. Eventually all of the IRS will be telework. It could take 6 months to 50 years. Your guess is as good as theirs. They support diversity- as long as diversity means 3 women for each man, and you’re white (in specific locations). Can you spell? No problem.

Cons

Unless you’re on someone’s favorite list, it won’t matter how productive you are, you’ll get bumped for a move up by the managers favorite. If you’re not liked by your manager, the word of mouth will be incredibly hard to overcome. If you’re applying for CSR, you’ll come in as a seasonal. So, expect temporary layoffs and unemployment for what could be a few weeks, to a few months. No one knows when the layoffs will come, or how long they last. During filing season you’ll be on phones talking to pissed off taxpayers while you try to calm them down with your exceptional IRS training and unambiguous procedural manuals (known as IRM’s). Can I keep going?

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