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- "Great opportunities and many different specialities to choose from so you will always have challanges" (in 19 reviews)
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- "So many in leadership have had internal complaints and investigations brushed under the rug." (in 15 reviews)
- "Same as anywhere else, possible bad supervisors, scrutiny and second guessing your decisions." (in 12 reviews)
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Updated Sep 24, 2023
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- 5.0Sep 21, 2023AnalystCurrent Employee
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Mission focused wellness hour talented coworkers
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Bureaucracy no flexibility poor management
- 1.0Sep 5, 2023Operational Support TechnicianFormer EmployeeLos Angeles, CA
Pros
You could potentially be placed in a very rewarding division/violation (I.E. Crimes Against Children or Healthcare fraud). Get SOME experience with the Federal justice system.
Cons
The OST position is a dead-end. It is a remedial job that does not give enough experience to career change to a more significant position in the Bureau (even though it was marketed as a way to promote/grow). You will spend more than half your working hours doing nothing. There were many highly-skilled and motivated people that could've become great Agents or Analysts, but departed due to being stuck in the OST position, mostly caused by administrative issues, executive issues, ridiculous policies, and "business practices". Here is the extent of your "formal duties" as an OST: 1) Mail clerk. (You receive the FedEx mail and give it to other people.) 2) Visitor escort. (You stand there awkwardly while someone fixes the building, and you're not even armed so they could really just do what they wanted anyway). 3) File Maintenance. (You put files in a cabinet somewhere maybe like twice a week.) 4) General administrative support. (You ask people to correctly put in their hours worked in WebTa every two weeks.) The position should be eliminated completely.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 775 reviews left anonymously by employees. 79% of employees would recommend working at Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to a friend and 71% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.
79% of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to be coworkers, benefits, career development and the cons to be culture, senior leadership, management.
