FAA Reviews

Current Employee – been working at FAA

Pros – Great benefits package, working together as a team brings you closer to your coworkers. I also travel abroad and get to see the world.

Cons – The only con I can think of is that there is not an abundance of overtime to be worked when you need that extra spending money.

Advice to Senior Management – Lead by example, we recently had a high profile executive manager get into some trouble with the law for drinking while driving, and he would send out periodic emails that broadcasted against such acts.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at FAA

Pros – because the work is extremely data based, and also very precise. I like working there because it is a very organized administration

Cons – there are not many cons, we do the job right and that's all i see. Could have a higher salary

Current Employee – been working at FAA

Pros – Encouragement for fresh ideas.
Executive Management

Cons – No career progression
Banding system vs. GS

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at FAA

Pros – Interesting work, good hours, retirement plan

Cons – Lots of paperwork which slows the process down

Advice to Senior Management – Significant but may not be worth it.

Current Employee – been working at FAA

Pros – Little fear of layoffs....decent pay......ok benefits...not a lot of good reasons.....just a job cant really recommend

Cons – government work.....ridiculous rules, management that loves to micromanage, things dont make any sense, have no real understanding how the real world works

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at FAA

Pros – Knowing you are doing something important.

Cons – Government bureaucracy and congressional inaction was very frustrating.

Advice to Senior Management – Never assume everything has been adequately communicated to the lower levels of the organization.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at FAA

Pros – Good co-workers, good mission, and family friendly.

Cons – Bureaucracy is burdensome and will wear you down.

Advice to Senior Management – More employee accountibility is needed.

Current Employee – been working at FAA

Pros – Interest in public service
Interesting work and opportunity to enhance skills
Reasonable work hours
Located in Washington, DC
Constant change

Cons – The politics often makes it difficult to manage
Constant change

Advice to Senior Management – Prepare to change the culture to attract and retain the next generation workforce.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at FAA

Pros – Good Experience
High preformers are rewarded
Challenging work
Pay cap is higher than GS scale
Good agency funding
Bright colleagues

Cons – Any goverment agency has a bureaucracy
Weak support staff
Core compensation system not advantageous to junior attorneys
Human Resources
Weak support staff and required ministerial tasks take up too much time and are distracting from the practice of law

Advice to Senior Management – Better recognition to junior high preformers

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at FAA

Pros – Currently a very good retirement system and fair compensation.

Cons – Strange working hours that mean little time with family and management that is openly hostile to controllers

Advice to Senior Management – retire