GPO has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 47 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The GPO employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).
Job security: All federal agencies have are setup so that after three years, an employee mist really screw up in order to loose their job. It is great that people are promoted from within, but perhaps the overall career experience for the employee could be enhanced if manager candidates are required to do X number of hours of training of "how to manage people, without being an arse" before actually managing
Cons
Management: It appears there is not a lot of management training classes, It is great that people are promoted from within, but perhaps the overall career experience for the employee could be enhanced if manager candidates are required to do X number of hours of training of "how to manage people, without being an arse" before actually managing
GPO has a very important role both within government and to the American public; create high quality products; good work/life balance.
Cons
Not forward thinking; too many GS-15 employees; needs to recruite younger talent that can grown within the organization; senior management oblivious and only focused on their own agenda.
According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GPO employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GPO. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.
58% of GPO employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated GPO 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.