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They mean well - Anonymous employee Fire & Rescue NSW Employee Review

4.0
Sep 11, 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

A sense of pride comes with working at fire and rescue. The people are mostly great to work with across all directorates and it is also a very unique environment as admin, trades and operational staff all work together at almost every level.

Cons

Unorganised and inefficient. Developments occur in certain areas sporadically while the rest of the organisation doesn't adapt to utilise new improvements. This is usually due to lack of communication and clashing political agendas within. This is extremely frustrating.

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1.0
Jan 30, 2020
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Pros

Helping people when things have gone very wrong for them is fulfilling work. When you have good team members, the sense of camaraderie is also rewarding. The training is hit and miss but can be good.

Cons

Drongo boys club calls the shots right through to the HQ in Sydney. So if you object to the rampant misogyny, blatant discrimination, sexual harassment, bullying, nepotism, incompetence, and lack of accountability, be prepared for the organisation to do you over bigtime. If you are working there now and experiencing any of this, take extensive notes and collect as much evidence as possible. None of that will count for anything within FRNSW, rotten to the core as it is, but the outside world tends to see things differently.

1.0
Feb 27, 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Free tea and coffee. Close to transport. Very busy atmosphere. Good coffee shops nearby.

Cons

A real blokey place. And this was at Corporate Head Office. All the positions of power were held by the blokes, most of whom were uniformed officers. Lots of posturing, swaggering and swearing. Very poor systems of work, which is surprising given that in the field they were very disciplined and systematic. No real roles available for females who also weren't uniformed officers.

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