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TSA (Transportation Security Administration)

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TSA (Transportation Security Administration) reviews

3.4

56% would recommend to a friend

(2,922 total reviews)

David P. Pekoske

64% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

TSA (Transportation Security Administration) has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,922 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The TSA (Transportation Security Administration) 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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3K reviews
2.0
Jun 13, 2014

Love the mission, hate the work environment.

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Pros

There is a an opportunity to truly make a difference in the ability of the flying public to travel safely. The agency has all of the "programs" that make working for the government a good thing.

Cons

Employees are nothing, sometimes not even a number. Staffing is low which punishes the good worker who shows up everyday ready to work. You end up doing your job and someone elses who decides to call out.

1.0
Jun 13, 2014
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Pros

If you are a college student, TSA is a very good job since the pay is higher than most jobs you're likely to find. For someone needing full time employment, TSA is not a good option. Just something until you can find something better.

Cons

TSA officers are on their feet all day. Working in a very regimented environment (two 15 minute breaks in a 8 hour shift). Rigorous requalification testing, crappy raises, discipline/punishment for any deviations or lapses from procedures, poor prospects for advancement (unless you want to transfer and move to another city at your own expense). Then, there's passengers who think we are just an annoyance. Miserable job.

2.0
Jun 10, 2014

Federal Stepping Stone

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Federal Job, Federal Benefits, Lots of opportunities to do other details, easily build people skills as well as trained in social engineering

Cons

Coworkers have less than two years experience, anyone that has some comprehension of what the job requires and can do the job well either finds a better job in the BOP or CBP mostly BOP, or is run out of town. Everyone is at each others throats about pointless details of the job, and management bends over backwards to pretty much anybody that is not a TSO. Ow yeah and you will lose whatever life you had before joining the shifts are terrible you work an eight hour shift five days a week the airport is open from 3 to 11 best shifts go to the most senior. I was there five years never had the option of sat sun best i got was fri sat and that was for the year before I resigned. Good luck to whoever applies.

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