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Toxic Management, Toxic Culture - Analyst US Census Bureau Employee Review

2.0
27 July 2024
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Pros

-Working from home 8 days per pay period. -Many training and professional development opportunities. -Most staff and coworkers are cordial. -Collaboration between branches and divisions.

Cons

-Poor tone at the top, especially from senior management (GS-14 and above) at Census headquarters. -Relatively young, inexperienced management staff in certain divisions such as the Finance Division that need real leadership and communications training. -Management puts a lot of blame on others instead of taking real responsibility for problems they created. -Management at the GS – 14 and 15 levels in certain divisions such as the Finance Division at Census headquarters yelling at, belittling, disrespecting, undermining and insulting employees. -Lack of promotional opportunities and the need to apply to other agencies in order to advance. -Outdated financial system.

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5.0
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Pros

Pay and benefits were fair enough

Cons

Large workload with diminishing resources year over year

3.0
27 May 2026
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Pros

Worthwhile work to benefit the city you are working in. Most everyone I worked with was pretty nice and willing to lend a hand if needed. But I feel like I saw the other side of how upper management treats people they don't like as much and i saw aspects that weren't as good through upper managements treatment of others.

Cons

Constantly changing directives from upper management. And they don't have your back when you get questioned why you followed the most recent order from your boss. Inconsistent pay scales by position. Pay varies by location. But they don't adjust it upward. If you hire on in a city that pays less, you don't get a bump if you stay with the company and work in a new city that pays better in your next assignment. Meaning new hires with no experience can easily make more than you because they started in the city that pays more. One of my best employees was paid the least. I felt bad and tried to get their rate adjusted with no luck. It very much has the vibe of they are figuring out things as they go, The department is grossly understaffed. Technology is lacking creating inefficiencies.

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