IRS reviews

3.3

53% would recommend to a friend

(3,632 total reviews)

32% positive business outlook

IRS has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,632 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The IRS employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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1.0
Jul 19, 2014
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Pros

Never going out of business; great job security; telework (after one year). As with any U.S. Federal position there are significant benefits. Lots of training.

Cons

Feel free to review the "Internal Revenue Manual" which is available online at http://www.irs.gov/irm . (IRM) 6.335.1.12.16(10) (12-29-2009) says, in part, “there are two situations when the losing office should not object to an employee’s release”. This is publicly available at http://www.irs.gov/irm/part6/irm_06-335-001.html A. IRS (unlike any other Federal agency I am aware of) has the ability to require employees to 1. Change positions without consent, and/or 2. remain in a position even if the employee successfully competes for a solicited detail assignment or full-time position if that position is a "lateral" (meaning same salary level). B. Soul-crushing bureaucracy even for the most flexible. : )

4.0
Jun 30, 2014

Good experience.

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Pros

This job will be here for me next year.

Cons

There are not many chances to enter as any but a temporary emloyee

1.0
Jun 28, 2014
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Pros

Generally your coworkers are wonderful, and being able to work a flex schedule is healthy- good work/life balance. You need that if you're going to work at the IRS.

Cons

Now that I've been in a different agency for over a year I can look back at my time at the IRS and wonder how I survived... management is horribly incompetent, under educated, worried only about their own numbers. An incredible, unbelievable amount of unprofessional behavior from managers- frontline employees were actually much more civil, professional and fair in their dealings with each other and taxpayers. IT systems outdated, unmanageable. It's amazing any work could ever get done. Has anyone ever noticed on these reviews that the managers love their jobs and the frontline employees hate it?? Could that be because managers live in a bubble and have no idea how to do the work they require their subordinates to do everyday? And the stress level that their constant, unreasonable, endlessly changing demands require of their employees? In light of all of the public scandals recently it's an embarrassment to say that I ever worked at the IRS. And there is no level of pay grade or money you could ever pay me to go back!

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