S/O Best and Worst Federal Agencies

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Anonymous wrote:Most people I know (myself included) are pretty happy at State. It usually gets ranked near the top of these lists.

Happy about what, exactly? What has State done well recently?

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Anonymous wrote:HUD is at the bottom and very much deserves to be.

To clarify, the bottom for midsize agencies. It's the only one I've ever worked for and it gives me hope that it's the worst. Because it's not absolutely terrible. Not good generally and f'ing ridiculous some off the time but not terrible.

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I love working at the FDIC. Great benefits, work/life benefits, training and education....it really is a great place to work.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm an outsider looking in, but everyone I have ever worked with at USTR is outstanding. I have the highest respect for everyone there.

Is it hard to get hired at USTR?

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Anonymous wrote:I love working at the FDIC. Great benefits, work/life benefits, training and education....it really is a great place to work.

How is FDIC vs OCC?

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Anonymous wrote:HUD is at the bottom and very much deserves to be.

To clarify, the bottom for midsize agencies. It's the only one I've ever worked for and it gives me hope that it's the worst. Because it's not absolutely terrible. Not good generally and f'ing ridiculous some off the time but not terrible.

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HUD feels more like a DC government agency than a federal Cabinet department.

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Anonymous wrote:GAO

GAO is not a federal agency.

Huh? Then how am I a federal employee??

Isn't GAO a legislative branch agency vs executive branch? I thought this was because Of the audits GAO conducts.

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Anonymous wrote:GAO

GAO is not a federal agency.

Huh? Then how am I a federal employee??

Isn't GAO a legislative branch agency vs executive branch? I thought this was because Of the audits GAO conducts.

It is but it is still a federal agency

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Anonymous wrote:ED is the worst

This must be true because I have heard this same thing from EVERYONE.

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I thought that NASA stuff was interesting. Seriously, thanks for posting that!

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Anonymous wrote:I love working at the FDIC. Great benefits, work/life benefits, training and education....it really is a great place to work.

Can you tell me how the pension benefit at the FDIC is structured as I understand it's different than FERS? What's the employee contribution and what is the payout formula (# Years * X%/year * salary)?

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Anonymous wrote:HUD is at the bottom and very much deserves to be.

To clarify, the bottom for midsize agencies. It's the only one I've ever worked for and it gives me hope that it's the worst. Because it's not absolutely terrible. Not good generally and f'ing ridiculous some off the time but not terrible.

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HUD feels more like a DC government agency than a federal Cabinet department.

It's just a tiny step above terrible. It's pretty damn awful.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm an outsider looking in, but everyone I have ever worked with at USTR is outstanding. I have the highest respect for everyone there.

Is it hard to get hired at USTR?

NP. Yes it is...and honestly as an international trade analyst I would not want to work there. It is crazy competitive and most people are completely overworked. I work at Commerce in itA and there are a lot of interesting international trade jobs that offer a much better lifestyle.

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Anonymous wrote:Based on annual surveys, I think NASA is rated best and Homeland Security is down at the bottom.

Yup. And my friends who work for NASA love it. Awesome agency mission, and everyone's proud of it.

And it hasn't done anything of significance in over 35 years. But anyway...

How many robots have YOU put on Mars?

Bam!

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Anonymous wrote:Based on annual surveys, I think NASA is rated best and Homeland Security is down at the bottom.

Yup. And my friends who work for NASA love it. Awesome agency mission, and everyone's proud of it.

And it hasn't done anything of significance in over 35 years. But anyway...

How many robots have YOU put on Mars?

Bam!

Just as many as you have. Money could have been spent fighting poverty, relics.