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    FAA Reviews

    Updated April 23, 2018
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    FAA Administrator Michael P. Huerta
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    • 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)

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    1. "Meh"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Washington, DC
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Washington, DC
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      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.

    2. "Aeronautical Information Specialist"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      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

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    3. "fed"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Washington, DC
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Washington, DC
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      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

    4. "Not bad"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Washington, DC
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Washington, DC
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      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.

    5. "Ait Traffic Controller"

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      Current Employee - Air Traffic Control Specialist
      Current Employee - Air Traffic Control Specialist

      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

    6. "ASI"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Des Moines, WA
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Des Moines, WA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      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!

    7. "The FAA"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      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.

    8. "Horrible work location"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      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.

    9. "Overall decent agency"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      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.

    10. "aviation safety assistant"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Renton, WA
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Renton, WA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      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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