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Good pay, but otherwise terrible - Statistician US Census Bureau Employee Review

1.0
Jul 30, 2012
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Pros

Good pay great benefits flexible schedule new building with very nice gym

Cons

The work comes in cycles and when there is no work (which is often) you either surf the internet for weeks or are given meaningless busy work that managers forget they even assigned to you. Management is often book smart, but not good leaders. There was a lot of favoritism in my department with supervisors and employees not showing up for days, but claiming it on their timesheets, "working from home" while checking in at the mall on facebook and a general culture of laziness and negativity. Projects and team assignments were only given to a select few while the rest of the department just sat around with literally no work for months at a time. The facilities are nice as they are new, but is literally in the ghetto with a terrible commute. There is a metro very close, but there are robberies and assaults at the station often. Do not work here.

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Pros

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Cons

Large workload with diminishing resources year over year

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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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