Low Pay, Stressful - Contact Representative IRS Employee Review

1.0
26 Jan 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Company Benefits like health, dental, 401k, etc

Cons

Angry callers, stressful work environment, rude managers, strict guidelines for every little second spent on or off the phones. Feels too overwhelming, controlling and very very unorganized for training new hires. They throw new hires on phones after 5-6 weeks of training and expect them to know every law, policy or regulation. On top of that, work/life balance sucks because they tell you whether or not you can take leave on certain dates since you’re in a demanding call center that takes over 1,000 calls per week.

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Cons

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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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