No advancement opportunity. - Investigative Assistant IRS Employee Review

2.0
Aug 6, 2014
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Pros

Flexible work schedule, time off, able to work from home, benefits are good, public transportation subsidy, day shift and no weekend work.

Cons

No advancement opportunity due to budget cuts. Surrounded by lazy and ignorant individuals who are in their positions because they have been there so long and won't retire. Managers are for the most part incompetent, only care about themselves and do not know how to manage work or personnel. They could easily get rid of the dead weight, promote the good people and save the American taxpayer billions per year. But, government work doesn't make sense and it's never going to improve.

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5.0
Jun 27, 2026
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Pros

-Excellent training -Hybrid work flexibility -Great Benefits (Student loan credits)

Cons

-Keeping your job dependent on current administration -Constant IT/onboarding issues -Quality of life largely dependent on manager

3.0
May 26, 2026
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Pros

-Got me started in my career as an auditor -thorough tax law training -many senior auditors helping you learn the profession

Cons

-communication from management is not always transparent -when you are at the bottom of the ladder, you get verbal abuse from not only POA and taxpayers (understandable, given this is the IRS), but also management/OJI's. They want to look good to their bosses and will throw you under the bus if they have to in order to save themselves. Even if they gave you instructions that got you in trouble. They SHOULD be supporting you in your function as an auditor, but they'll do whatever is easiest for themselves ultimately. -on job training can be disorganized -bureaucratic culture -like many other companies, a lot of things you're expected to learn by yourself. Such as how to avoid POA delays.

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