USDA Rural Development reviews about "work schedule"

- Terrible upper management. Political instability. - Outdated computer information systems. - Work/life balance. To make up for the low pay government positions used to offer incentives like work from home a few days a week, alternative work schedules (just work your 40 hours a week, start and end time changes as you want), and job security. All of these are gone or on their way out. - Burnout. Entire teams have resigned, under the threat of being fired, or have been fired so the work of 20 people now rests on a single person. There is not enough staff. Literally half of this agency’s staff no longer exists.

There is the typical government bureaucracy. The location in St. Louis is in a very bad area so you do not feel safe.

Slow to adapt. IT is five years behind the private sector.

Low pay, Not a lot of advancement opportunities.

Because of the perpetual hiring freeze, as people retire or leave they are not replaced and their work is divided up among staff. I had better health care benefits when I was in the private sector. Budget cuts play havoc on any type of long-term planning.

This was an extremely hostile work environment. With the exception of a telemarketing job during college where I only lasted two weeks, this was the worst job I have had in 30 years in the work force. I have several years in the Federal government, so I was forced to stay only until other agencies started hiring again after the sequester.

Bureaucracy, "screw up, move up" mentality, micromanagement

Administration changes Budget delays by Congress Pay could be better