FAA reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,455 total reviews)

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

68% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

FAA has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,455 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
2.0
Jul 15, 2015

Tombstone Agency

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Job Security, Good pay for what you do.

Cons

Total lack of accountability, you can fake your way into the agency without knowing a thing about the Air Traffic Control system. You can sit around and not do a thing without fearing any consequence. If you are looking for a steady paycheck and don't want to care about the job you do, this is it. If you want to better yourself and make something of your life, look for something else.

3.0
Jun 29, 2015

Promote from Within

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Easy access to HQs via Metro. Cafeteria, gym, daycare (although wait-list is over 2 years), on site. Leadership embraces teleworking - lots of flexibility. Leadership is mostly supportive of those who are here to support the mission (Air Traffic Operations).

Cons

Lots of meetings; promoting from within is a rarity; outside training opportunities are hard to come by; many of the seasoned employees are resistant to change.

4.0
May 28, 2015

Writer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Professional dedicated workforce. Interesting and dynamic work environment. Advancement is available if you are self-assertive and aggressively pursue it and are willing to relocate.

Cons

Management bureaucracy is frustrating. Just doing excellent work at your job will not get you promoted. You have to drive you own career. Your department will always be short on money until the end of the FY, when you must spend all the funding that you were afraid to spend when it was really needed.

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