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14 reviews
2.0
18 Aug 2025

Overworked and underpaid

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Pros

- Great local management teams. - Great coworkers, extremely knowledgeable. - Sense of accomplishment and belief in the mission. - Assisting your local communities.

Cons

- Terrible upper management. Political instability. - Outdated computer information systems. - Work/life balance. To make up for the low pay government positions used to offer incentives like work from home a few days a week, alternative work schedules (just work your 40 hours a week, start and end time changes as you want), and job security. All of these are gone or on their way out. - Burnout. Entire teams have resigned, under the threat of being fired, or have been fired so the work of 20 people now rests on a single person. There is not enough staff. Literally half of this agency’s staff no longer exists.

4.0
30 July 2025

Good Start

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Pros

Very Nice People Room for growth as a pathways intern

Cons

low pay commute if you live far from DC

5.0
25 Feb 2026
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Pros

Good work life balance, good pay, loved the team, meaningful work.

Cons

Deep stress due to new administration. At times slow adoption of new technology and antiquated processes. Inter-office politics are common.

4.0
22 Sept 2024

Great Place to Work

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Pros

Benefits like time off, work schedule flexibility.

Cons

Low pay, Not a lot of advancement opportunities.

2.0
29 Dec 2020

Disgusting

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Pros

The work and pay is steady and decent.

Cons

The culture is cut- throat and cruel. All kinds of harassment is the norm.

4.0
2 Aug 2021

Government Work

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Pros

Flexible Schedule, Stability, Retirement Options, Benefits, Pay increases are known, and Upward Mobility.

Cons

Administration Change, Communication, Pay Increases are minimal, to move up must be willing to relocate, and Relocation expenses not paid.

1.0
30 Nov 2024

Work/Life balance

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Pros

Great pay, ability to work independently.

Cons

Management not flexible with telework policy and scheduling.

4.0
10 July 2025

N/A

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Pros

Great for retirement and health care benefits

Cons

pay could be higher in the private sector

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