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      3.8

      71% would recommend to a friend

      (1,456 total reviews)

      Pete Buttigieg | Michael G. Whitaker | Kathryn “Katie” Thomson

      68% approve of CEO

      50% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Culture & values

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.3

      Senior management

      FAA has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,456 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The FAA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Gobierno y administración pública industry (3.6 stars).

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      1K reviews
      4.0
      Sep 21, 2016

      Operations Manager

      Operations manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great co-workers for the most part, most are ex military. Good but not great benefits (401K matched to only 5%) but also a retirement. Lots of room for advancement if you don't mind relocating. Pay is good but not great unless you are a controller or have been in for a while. Engineers don't engineer so they are paid appropriately they more or less manage contractors.

      Cons

      Terrible managers, Dunning–Kruger effect is in full gear in the FAA. I had seen where other reviews pointed out poor leadership caused by people being promoted due to poor performance. I would agree with that reviewer especially in the Central Service Area. I can not speak to other service areas.

      3.0
      Sep 16, 2016

      Program Management Analyst

      Management and program analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Job security and opportunities to learn and develop new skills. Decent salaries for average workers. Salaries less competitive for people at the top of the hierarchy.

      Cons

      Bureaucracy and autocratic management style that does not fit in the 21st century. Given this environment, the agency will not be able to retain the best and the brightest millennials and next generation workers when boomers retire. The agency will not be able to be competitive for workers in a good market. .

      3.0
      Sep 16, 2016

      Not ready for Prime Time managers

      Certified professional controller
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The work is never boring and always changing. No two hours are the same. If you seek the repetitiveness of a desk job then Air Traffic Control at the FAA isn't for you. For the most part the peers you interact with are good people interested in keeping the skies safe.

      Cons

      There "good ole buddy" systems is still rampant in the FAA. People are selected and promoted based on who they know/knew rather than their qualifications. Upper management will not punish their own no matter bad how they perform. If their actions are bad enough that they should be removed, the FAA will move them to a headquarters job where they will amass staff time for even higher level jobs.

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