You’re expendable. - Anonymous employee IRS Employee Review

1.0
11 Oct 2022
Anonymous employee
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Pros

PTO, great health insurance, set schedule, amazing union

Cons

Literally everything else. The management is ATROCIOUS. It’s like high school. My manager was a bully, constantly berating the team, yelling at everyone, and making the work environment just generally a hellscape. It’s so unfortunate because I didn’t mind the work itself and I loved so many of my coworkers. But the complete lack of communication between departments, teams, management, and supervisors was absolutely ridiculous. You can ask the same question to 5 different people, get 5 completely different answers, and get in trouble no matter what you do. They make it seem like there are so many opportunities to move up, but if you’re placed in Submission Processing, good luck. Don’t even get me started on the mandatory overtime. I’ve heard things are much much better upstairs, but seriously, if you get placed in the mail room, do yourself a favor and get out and find a job that actually values you.

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