Does US Farm Service Agency pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, US Farm Service Agency employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at US Farm Service Agency. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at US Farm Service Agency?

43% of US Farm Service Agency employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated US Farm Service Agency 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at US Farm Service Agency?

Program Technician (36) , County Program Technician (11) , Farm Loan Officer (10) , Program Analyst (4) , County Executive Director (3) , Farm Loan Program Technician (3) , Program County Technician (3) , Farm Loan Manager (2) , Loan Officer (2)

What are the pros of working at US Farm Service Agency according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are good." ((in 10 reviews)); "Time off paid holidays health insurance" ((in 7 reviews)); "Good people to work with" ((in 5 reviews)); "Good health insurance, fun to work with producers" ((in 4 reviews)); "Good work life balance, Lots of time off" ((in 4 reviews))

What are the cons of working at US Farm Service Agency according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay: I worked for FSA for 4 years, and I was only allowed to progress up to a Grade 6 Step 3." ((in 11 reviews)); "hoc programs and new programs with little training." ((in 7 reviews)); "Management and supervisors could give a crap about the problems in the office, or others not doing their job because it would create more paperwork for them." ((in 7 reviews)); "Presidential administrations and the ever changing culture based on whatever political party is in charge." ((in 5 reviews)); "Specific to my office, my boss was absent a lot and put me in an awkward position with a producer and the state office." ((in 3 reviews))

US Farm Service Agency Reviews

3.0

43% would recommend to a friend

(105 total reviews)

Jim Gwinn

40% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (105 reviews)

US Farm Service Agency has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 105 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The US Farm Service Agency employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

105 reviews

1.0

27 July 2013

Working with the Agricultural Producers in our county was rewarding.

County executive director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Working to solve problems on a one on one basis with our Ag Producers was a good experience.

Cons

Wading through the government bureaucracy and changing rules and a change of emphasis in our work was frustrating.

1.0

12 May 2021

Do you enjoy bureaucracy?

Comfort advisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Decent health insurance plans, traditional M-F workweek, strong union that just implemented paid maternity leave for new mothers, adoptive parents, and foster parents.

Cons

Racist coworkers. Racist customers. Lots of gossip, backbiting, and general office b.s. I had zero trust in my boss or coworkers. Think of all the awful stereotypes you’ve heard about small town busybodies and then multiply it by a factor of 20. Reliance on subjective “metrics” to evaluate job performance. Archaic software, ridiculous reliance on paper records, and a General refusal to accept any attempts at modernization.

1.0

18 May 2015

Now retired after 26 years not by choice

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Love working with Farmers and Ranchers as office manager. Love working with the elected county committee, my local bosses.

Cons

The FEDS, the politically appointed people who only help themselves. It is a joke anymore. Fraud waste and abuse is rampant in my opinion. Then when you complain, look out it is retaliation. Best to just sit on your butt and earn a check not making waving waves.

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