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Full-timePart-timeThe pay and benefits are pretty good (in 30 reviews)
Good combination of work-life balance (in 20 reviews)
Aside from 24/7 Shift Work this is one of if not the best career to have in federal Service (in 26 reviews)
Between overtime and counter-clockwise rotating shifts, this job slowly kills you (in 11 reviews)
I have been working at FAA full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Work life is ok
Benefits are not bad
Location is great
People are not too bad
Cons
Diversity
Handling of EO complaints
Lack of opportunity for Minorities in leadership positions
Top 10% is Caucasian and allows hire their buddies or someone who looks like them.
I worked at FAA full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Secure federal government employment for life
Cons
Not the most tech savvy organization in the world
I have been working at FAA full-time (More than 5 years)
Pros
opportunities for training and advancement
Cons
i am not from aviation past
I have been working at FAA full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Good benefits
Pay raises
Facilities are kept well
Good location
Met some great collegues
Cons
Good Ol' boy/girl network rotates positions like musical chairs, no room for new blood. Not enough minority diversity in leadership roles despite all the Official surveys saying that it is. People in high positions trust people that look like them I suppose.
I have been working at FAA full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
Great benefits, job security, retirement annuity
Cons
Sometimes incompetent management. The Peter Principle Lives
Advice to Management
Promote based on actual qualifications
I have been working at FAA full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
The pay and benefits are pretty good.
Cons
Not much in retirement pay. Retirement mainly dependent on TSP performance!
I have been working at FAA full-time
Pros
Great pay , benefits, great raises, Union backed, Interesting work environment
Cons
low staffing, long times on positions.
I worked at FAA full-time
Pros
Pay and great benefits because of government work.
Cons
Horrible work environment, harassed daily by co-workers and management, especially over sexual decisions.
I have been working at FAA full-time
Pros
if your not at a core airport they have very flexible schedules
Cons
the Pay system sucks
Advice to Management
allow for a path up in the pay system.
I worked at FAA full-time (More than a year)
Pros
government retirement, lots of PTO, guaranteed salary increases yearly.
Cons
Typical government bureaucracy, tenured employees not open to change, hard to push through new ideas, lots of red tape.
Advice to Management
Value your employees and be open to new ideas from new employees
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