Overworked and underpaid - Avaliação de funcionários no cargo de Funcionário(a) sigiloso(a) na empresa USDA Rural Development

Good work life balance, good pay, loved the team, meaningful work.

Deep stress due to new administration. At times slow adoption of new technology and antiquated processes. Inter-office politics are common.

USDA Rural Development (USDA RD) has priorities that are relatable for most people. The culture at RD is like family for most although what you make of it. The National Office handles the overall brand dialogue according to priorities and messaging. Promotes learning opportunities to learn a variety of subjects through AgLearn. Regional and National support is readily available through Microsoft Teams on-demand. Experienced mentors available.

Federal work can be overwhelming to understand and difficult for newcomers and outsiders to communicate with so many acronyms used. The Human Resources Department seems to be extremely understaffed, so communication with adequate feedback is difficult. The agency often has such a small budget because of federal budget dollars, so it is often difficult to accomplish reasonable goals and the general public often has to wait months and years to get some loan and grant applications processed.