Australian Department of Veterans’ Affairs Reviews

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.

Pros

The government has great benefits. You're off on all of the holidays. You have decent health options. Some offices allow you to work on a compressed work schedule so you can work 9 or 10 hour days and have a day or two off within a pay period. Also, after working with the government full time for 3 years, you have job security and are able to move easier through the federal government agencies.

Cons

The organization needs to be restructured. Since it is difficult to fire people after they hit the 3 year mark, there are a lot of employees who are complacent with their jobs and have very bad attitudes. This makes things difficult for the main stakeholder (the veteran) who is already having a difficult time having their claims processed. Preventable mistakes are being made and the stakeholders at met with attitudes. They also over taxing good workers to compensate for bad workers with little to no consequences for those that are barely performing. It brings down the morale of those that are doing quality work.

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

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.

Pros

The Prescott VA is a very good place to work ! They take care of you & it is in a very beautiful place !

Cons

The down side is if you get hurt on the job it takes a long time to get back to work !

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.

Pros

Good position not hard work holidays off and all weekends, you can move if there is a position eslewhere in the country you qualify for. There is always room to improve.

Cons

Constent changes expect things to change on a regular basis, while change is not always a bad thing you would like to know before hand not just in the middle of the work day.