US Forest Service Employee Reviews about "hour"
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- "Great people and fun to meet the people camping and enjoying the national forest and national parks." (in 81 reviews)
- "Hostile Work Environment: The agency is extremely cliquey; it pays poorly and employees are under chronic stress due to ongoing poor management and budget turmoil." (in 25 reviews)
- "Upper management is crippled by political influences and those hired to make decisions are incapable of thinking like a business person." (in 10 reviews)
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Updated Nov 28, 2023
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Return to all Reviews- 3.0Nov 23, 2020Wildland FirefighterCurrent EmployeeBoise, ID
Pros
Great Summer Job for those in school. See great places outdoors. Travel extensively. Do some cool burning operations.
Cons
Poor culture. Terrible Compensation. No recognition. Long work hours and time away from family are required to make a living wage. Other entities pay much better, ie CalFire.
- 3.0Nov 27, 2017Wildland FirefighterCurrent Employee, more than 1 year
Pros
Lots of hours & overtime pay. Winters off
Cons
Discrimination based on gender. Low pay for the amount of hours/type of work
2 - 4.0Dec 21, 2021Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee
Pros
good people and helped alot
Cons
hours and they were quite long
- 5.0Mar 30, 2019FirefighterFormer Employee, more than 1 yearSanta Maria, CA
Pros
Great experience to see fire behavior
Cons
Long hours and two week roles
- 5.0Jun 18, 2013Office Automation ClerkCurrent Intern, more than 3 yearsRaleigh, NC
Pros
flexible hours and able to work from home
Cons
some communication and tech issues
- 2.0Apr 5, 2016Firefighter (Wildland, AKA Forestry Technician)Current Employee, more than 10 yearsMissoula, MT
Pros
Great summer job for a student or someone looking for seasonal employment for a few years so they can pursue other intetests during the winter off-season.
Cons
High seasonal income dependent on getting substantial overtime from fire assignments. The hourly wages relative to experience and risk are quite low. On a busy fire season overtime represents 2/3 of my income. Thus base wages alone are insufficient making one fire hungry and greedy for max overtime hours. Also, if you plan on making this career apply for a permanent position ASAP because seasonal employment does not count towards retirement age, benefits, or ability to get a job. See note to management.
3 - 4.0Jul 22, 2016Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee
Pros
Overtime hours are great. Hardwork, great work enviornment
Cons
Spend 6 months of travel
- 5.0Dec 29, 2021Hydropower Electrical EngineeringCurrent EmployeeSacramento, CA
Pros
Great workplace environment and opportunity to advance
Cons
Long hours and travel requirements
- 4.0Jan 22, 2015SmokejumperCurrent Employee, more than 10 yearsBoise, ID
Pros
Great people and let's you workout for two hours a day
Cons
The agency itself is what's bad not the direct management
- 5.0Sep 22, 2020Field TechnicianFormer Employee
Pros
Constantly outdoors and doing something new
Cons
Changing schedule and variable hours and tasks
