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I was able to finish most of my work by lunchtime, and there was no opportunity to take on additional work or learn about functions of other departments. I asked repeatedly for more things to do, and supervisor told me directly that she was unwilling to give me more work or let me learn from a different department. Pay was appropriate for the amount of work and skill needed, which means it was very low. The office building had a fence and a huge land moat around it to separate it form Suitland, which is not a pleasant or safe area (like much of southeast DC). So there was a long metro ride every morning and evening.

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.