Australian Department of Veterans’ Affairs Reviews
Updated Jan 14, 2021
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"Human Resources Assistant"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookI worked at Australian Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Pros
Benefits and tours of duty.
Cons
Government jobs have preset salaries.
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"Learn the System, Be Rewarded"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookI have been working at Australian Department of Veterans’ Affairs full-time for more than 3 years
Pros
Great Benefits, rewarding work environment, great co-workers. Once you are aware of how things work within the governmental system, it is an involved and rewarding place to work. Make friends who know how to handle the paperwork and watch your worries disappear.
Cons
Government Paperwork, culture varies between departments and sometimes even within departments. People work on different hourly schedules and it is often impossible to get things done on the same day during normal (or even banking business hours) because key employees are not working the same hours ... Time in job is rewarded more than merit and achievements. If pursuing as a full career, be ready to switch job positions/ departments every other year or so to get appropriate raises, and new appointments.
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"Helping Veterans receive the proper health care they deserve"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsNeutral OutlookI have been working at Australian Department of Veterans’ Affairs full-time
Pros
The Veterans are the best reason to work for the hospital.
Cons
There are to many chains of command that allow for individuals to not be as productive as they should be.
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Pros
Was able to stop working a second job.
Cons
This job is very monotonous and sedentary.
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"Used to be better, now too topheavy"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Australian Department of Veterans’ Affairs full-time for more than 10 years
Pros
One of the better federal agencies to work for, job security is there, it is apolitical, and you can make a difference.
Cons
Work at central office, we used to care about Veterans and get things done, now there are 5 levels of concurrence for anything. Need to cut the red tape, get rid of managers and get back to helping Veterans
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"Procurement Analyst"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookI worked at Australian Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Pros
Teleworking, flex schedule, high visibility, great culture
Cons
Upper Management, parking, contracting database systems,
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"Changing work system to a production mode with more accountability"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Australian Department of Veterans’ Affairs full-time for more than 8 years
Pros
value is customer focused on serving Veterans - a valued mission
Cons
Some people are not used to quick change and have to be more flexible and ready to move in different directions towards the mission
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"Veterans Affairs baltimore"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsI have been working at Australian Department of Veterans’ Affairs full-time
Pros
Great benefits,average pay, a lot of paid holidays and pto
Cons
Difficult to move around because of paygrade stipulations. Basically if you are a gs7 for example (the pay grade scale used in government positions is "GS") you cannot apply for a job that is a gs 9 even if you're qualified because you havent worked under a GS8 payscale for at least 1 year. Frustrating
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"Veteran Service Representative"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsPositive OutlookI have been working at Australian Department of Veterans’ Affairs full-time for more than a year
Pros
Continue to serve - help veterans and their families with their claims and receive the benefits to which they are legally entitled My boss is great - very oriented on teaching
Cons
Production quotas often understate the complexities in resolving veterans' claims in the amount of time allotted.
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"Human Resources Specialist"
- Work/Life Balance★★★★★
- Culture & Values★★★★★
- Career Opportunities★★★★★
- Compensation and Benefits★★★★★
- Senior Management★★★★★
RecommendsI have been working at Australian Department of Veterans’ Affairs for more than 10 years
Pros
Taking care of our veterans is the most amazing job!
Cons
The distance that I drive to work is a challenge.
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