Think twice - Revenue Officer IRS Employee Review

3.0
6 May 2025
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Pros

Health and retirement benefits Not much else

Cons

Make no mistake - this is the most despised role in the most despised Federal agency. The flexible work schedules used to be a pro but have now gone away so you are stuck with 8-4:30 M-F. For what you do the there used to be a trade off for the low pay with the flexible work schedules and health and retirement benefits. Now those benefits have eroded substantially so you are left with an underpaid job and the associated stress. There also used to be opportunities to move laterally temporarily or permanently if you wanted to move to a different role. With the current hiring freeze in place, this has gone away as well.

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5.0
27 Jun 2026
Recommend
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Pros

-Excellent training -Hybrid work flexibility -Great Benefits (Student loan credits)

Cons

-Keeping your job dependent on current administration -Constant IT/onboarding issues -Quality of life largely dependent on manager

3.0
26 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

-Got me started in my career as an auditor -thorough tax law training -many senior auditors helping you learn the profession

Cons

-communication from management is not always transparent -when you are at the bottom of the ladder, you get verbal abuse from not only POA and taxpayers (understandable, given this is the IRS), but also management/OJI's. They want to look good to their bosses and will throw you under the bus if they have to in order to save themselves. Even if they gave you instructions that got you in trouble. They SHOULD be supporting you in your function as an auditor, but they'll do whatever is easiest for themselves ultimately. -on job training can be disorganized -bureaucratic culture -like many other companies, a lot of things you're expected to learn by yourself. Such as how to avoid POA delays.

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