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US Census Bureau

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Frustrating due to utter lack of consistency from management in anything. - Office Operations Supervisor US Census Bureau Employee Review

4.0
Jan 15, 2011
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Pros

Flexible schedule... sometimes. Good pay... in some positions. High priority put on employee safety, especially in field. If local census office managers communicate with each other, office can be a wonderful place to work. If they don't, it can be hell.

Cons

Regional management unhelpful, blame you for their errors. Directions change at a moment's notice, rendering weeks of preparation irrelevant. Unusually harsh disciplinary procedures: if you make an error in calculation on your timesheet, you are terminated immediately and are never allowed to work in any government position for the rest of your life. I had to terminate one of my best employees for this reason--she'd made an addition error that showed her working 15 minutes extra one week, and she was terminated by the following Monday.

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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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