Chief Counsel - Attorney IRS Employee Review

2.0
18 May 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good work-life balance. Generally, unless you have something calendared for trial, you work your 40 hours, and that's it. You can also work more and gain credit hours to use as additional leave hours. My direct manager is very good at his job, and we get along extremely well. Management at his level are, in my experience, relatable, understanding, and patient. They were very willing help develop the skills necessary for the job.

Cons

Understaffed, underfunded, and several of the of the benefits that made the job enticing are being done away with such as telework and flexible work schedules. Used to be able to manage hours to take full days off or work from home, but now it's a fully in-office, 8 hours a day, 5 days a week experience. Also, my location doesn't offer parking, so I pay $125 a month just to go to work. Lastly, communication from the upper echelon is extremely poor. It takes forever for information to be passed down through the chain. They make a habit of revealing information through extremely roundabout methods and wording for weeks before revealing pertinent information.

Explore other reviews about IRS

5.0
27 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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
CEO approval
Business outlook

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.

See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All