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Chaotic - Field Supervisor US Census Bureau Employee Review

3.0
3 Dec 2023
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Pros

Relatively high pay - when you’re working. You can learn a lot about Census operations in a short time period. Fun to be in the field and work with people. Interesting tools. Some of the long-time Census Bureau employees were very knowledgeable. And most people we worked with were very nice.

Cons

Chaotic and wasteful deployment strategies - senior management demanded that we onboard tons of field workers but didn't have work ready for them. Then they decided to repeat the process. This caused a lot of frustration on the front lines, and it probably had a very negative effect on the quality of data being generated.

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Cons

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Pros

Worthwhile work to benefit the city you are working in. Most everyone I worked with was pretty nice and willing to lend a hand if needed. But I feel like I saw the other side of how upper management treats people they don't like as much and i saw aspects that weren't as good through upper managements treatment of others.

Cons

Constantly changing directives from upper management. And they don't have your back when you get questioned why you followed the most recent order from your boss. Inconsistent pay scales by position. Pay varies by location. But they don't adjust it upward. If you hire on in a city that pays less, you don't get a bump if you stay with the company and work in a new city that pays better in your next assignment. Meaning new hires with no experience can easily make more than you because they started in the city that pays more. One of my best employees was paid the least. I felt bad and tried to get their rate adjusted with no luck. It very much has the vibe of they are figuring out things as they go, The department is grossly understaffed. Technology is lacking creating inefficiencies.

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