No longer feels like a career. - Analyst IRS Employee Review

3.0
Jan 30, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible schedules and great coworkers make the job something I've stayed with. Possible advancement opportunities in the future and the time I've already put in make me stay. Frontline employees really care about doing a good job and treating people fairly.

Cons

The current atmosphere is insane. Managers get up to 6.9% bonuses while the people doing the work haven't seen an increase to cover inflation in over a decade. There's no support for the frontline and no current advancement or training opportunities. Yet the managers can still travel for meet and greets...and get those fat bonuses.

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5.0
Jun 27, 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
May 26, 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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