Retained Fire Fighting - Retained Fire Fighter Fire & Rescue NSW Employee Review

Helping people when things have gone very wrong for them is fulfilling work. When you have good team members, the sense of camaraderie is also rewarding. The training is hit and miss but can be good.

Drongo boys club calls the shots right through to the HQ in Sydney. So if you object to the rampant misogyny, blatant discrimination, sexual harassment, bullying, nepotism, incompetence, and lack of accountability, be prepared for the organisation to do you over bigtime. If you are working there now and experiencing any of this, take extensive notes and collect as much evidence as possible. None of that will count for anything within FRNSW, rotten to the core as it is, but the outside world tends to see things differently.

Free tea and coffee. Close to transport. Very busy atmosphere. Good coffee shops nearby.

A real blokey place. And this was at Corporate Head Office. All the positions of power were held by the blokes, most of whom were uniformed officers. Lots of posturing, swaggering and swearing. Very poor systems of work, which is surprising given that in the field they were very disciplined and systematic. No real roles available for females who also weren't uniformed officers.