Take This Department and Shove It!
The worst job in Washington
It's hard enough in these days of tropical storms and truck bombs to secure the nation; it doesn't help if you loathe the job. In a recent study of 29 federal government agencies such as the Office of Management and Budget and the SEC, employees evaluated their satisfaction with work. They measured those basic conditions you long for when you punch the clock: good pay, teamwork, effective bosses. The final rankings revealed that some workers are less than pleased, notably those at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS):
DHS RANKINGS
Employee skills and mission match
29th
Strategic management
29
Teamwork
29
Effective leadership
29
Training and development
26
Support for diversity
29
Pay and benefits
29
Family-friendly culture and benefits
28
Work/life balance
29
The 29 agencies surveyed are made up of 217 smaller groups. A child of DHS, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), is among them. It hit the bottom of the bottom:
TSA RANKINGS |
|
Employee skills and mission match |
217th |
Strategic management |
216 |
Teamwork |
206 |
Effective leadership |
217 |
Training and development |
197 |
Support for diversity |
215 |
Pay and benefits |
217 |
Family-friendly culture and benefits |
217 |
Work/life balance |
217 |
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