Incompetent Bureaucracy, but sometimes in the favor of employees - Information Technology Specialist II IRS Employee Review

2.0
8 July 2025
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Pros

Once you're in, it's really hard to be pushed out Having a big site and break rooms to walk around is nice Other employees and coworkers are kind and carefree Employees needs are prioritized over operations

Cons

Organization as a whole is a wholly incompetent mess Your extra efforts won't be noticed or rewarded Senior positions are given to whoever is complacent and stays for years, instead of to those who improve performance You *will* be punished for trying to develop solutions and improve the system. Your coworkers want their operations to be mediocre for their own benefit

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5.0
27 June 2026
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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
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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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