US Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Reviews

What is the best part of working at the company?Benefits within 30 days and facility is very clean.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Nurse shortage, high turnover, Patient to nurse ratio.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Management leaves nurse with high patient to nurse ratio, and will not high agency nurses, to help the full time staff.What is a typical day like for you at the company?Non stop work, Paperwork, wound care foley cath. Remove and reinsert. The morning employees would not work, and leave it for night shift.

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Rating Veterans Service Representative (Former Employee) - Cheyenne, WY - December 2, 2023

Expectations are clear and obtainable. I enjoyed supporting Veterans and working with an excellent group of like minded people. Cheyenne is a wonderful city.

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Easy work but absolutely no communication with management

Program Support Assistant (Current Employee) - Overland, MO - November 30, 2023

The pay is pretty good, atleast for me coming from a job that paid $13/hr. There's alot of overtime you can do which is great for your check. Work is very easy but can be frustrating because alot of the applications we use are old and don't work right half the time. Biggest issue is the lack of communication with lower level employees. Protocols change all the time on how we're supposed to deal with cases and no one tells you. Also you have to put in vacation leave like a year in advanced which sucks if you don't have stuff planned that far ahead. All in all not the worst place but could be alot better

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Mentally stressful due to management but I love to work hard.

Dental Laboratory Technician (Former Employee) - San Antonio, TX - November 29, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Benefits are great, pay below average but managements are micromanaging. What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Managements are very controlling and can not share your input. What is the work environment and culture like at the company?One employee always emailed Manangement to complain instead solve the problems together as team. What is a typical day like for you at the company?Normal but mentally stressful due to management

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Ability to learn new things
Clear sense of purpose

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Food Service Supervisor (Current Employee) - Ann Arbor, MI - November 29, 2023

There's a cap on how much you can make, no overtime offered. Management can be a hassle, and the culture is not great at all. Your position is secure and it's hard to lose your job.

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Fun place to work

Hospital Housekeeping (Current Employee) - Omaha, NE - November 29, 2023

Fun place to work, good benefits. Federal government overall is good to work for, the benefits are hard to beat. Sometimes promotions are hard to get.

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Job Security and Decent benefits

Program Analyst (Current Employee) - Indianapolis, IN - November 28, 2023

There is good job security and decent benefits. Does not pay as well as the private sector and the workload can be overwhelming. Overtime is heavily discouraged instead it's paid as comp time.

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Great place to grow in your profession..

Registered Nurse (RN) (Current Employee) - Louisville, KY - November 26, 2023

The VA provides a great work environment with great pay and leave. It is a great place if you want to further your education or grow in your career path. The VA provides its employees with tools and opportunities that other employers don't.

Pros

Leave, pay and job satisfaction

Cons

Schedules are only flexible in certain departments.

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A great place, teamwork, fun place to work

Medical Claims Clerk (Former Employee) - Austin, TX - November 25, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?The teamwork, supervisors we had a great team ...What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Not sure if you were going to be cut because you were contracted What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Great place to work, money was great top of the line equipment to.What is a typical day like for you at the company?Drive or ride in the ride share with 6 people arrival to work prepare to start your day take breaks, eat lunch,break the idea of having a cafeteria and a PX no need to worry about leaving and getting back on time.

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LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) (Former Employee) - York, PA - November 25, 2023

Great place to work. Wish I never left. Excellent benefits. M-F no holidays or weekends. The veterans make you feel very appreciated. I was nominated for a Daisy Nursing Award by many of them.

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Productive and we have or try to have a fun time as well

CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant (Former Employee) - Danville, IL - November 23, 2023

I’ve learned a lot at my job, how to care for and listen tentatively to my veterans, the hardest part was all of the lifting and pulling of our veterans

Pros

Was taking care of the veterans that served for our country

Cons

Sometimes we didn’t get a break, we got to husy

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Productive fun working environment.

Staff Nurse (Current Employee) - Oklahoma City, OK - November 22, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?They pay well! Frequent retention incentives for the staff. The hours are good.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?The most stressful part is when the patients arrive late for their appointments.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Family like environment! Everyone in my department gets along. What is a typical day like for you at the company?Usually pretty busy but I don’t mind because that makes the day go by quicker!

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my career at the VA was quite long. As I said working with other veterans was great. Unfortunately, the VA needs a lot of work .

Automated Logistical Specialist (Former Employee) - Baltimore, MD - November 21, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Working with veterans like myself What is the most stressful part about working at the company?poor management, and unorganized personal. Incompetent coworkers and lack of accountability.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Well , let's just say it's not about your ability, more about who you are and who you know.What is a typical day like for you at the company?Kaos, inconsistent. Day to day . It is what it is . Just 8 hours

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Hiring process difficult but worth it.

RN Case Manager Home Health (Current Employee) - Augusta, ME - November 19, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Honoring Vets, giving back. Fair salary, great benefits. Generous time off. What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Antiquated processes at times. What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Team oriented for the Vet, respectful of one another's roles. What is a typical day like for you at the company?Independent schedule. I have a caseload a manage and get to decide how I do it. Very little micromanaging.

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I love the Job the just Need to hired more people

CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant (Former Employee) - San Diego, CA - November 18, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?Helping the veterans with all the needs listen how they go to the war for us and I missing my co workers missing some patients they have long term I learn have to do EKG I learn have to do Epic and nurses teach me new stuff for patients to help them it was new experience What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Not having enough stuff overwhelm with patients What is the work environment and culture like at the company?Everyone is nice very gd no problem What is a typical day like for you at the company?Calm very nice except sometimes we are short of stuff and those days was very stressful

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A daily game of dodgeball, very stressful and anxiety inducing. DAILY PTSD triggering situation. Lack of supervisory support.

Medical Support Assistant (Former Employee) - White City, OR - November 17, 2023

What is the best part of working at the company?I enjoyed Helping fellow veterans What is the most stressful part about working at the company?Dealing with angry disgruntled veterans What is the work environment and culture like at the company?It was stressful and production driven. What is a typical day like for you at the company?Always stressful and anxiety inducing.

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Not happy VA

Administration Manager (Current Employee) - Jackson, MS - November 16, 2023

Culture is horrible Working with supervisors is the hardest The pay is the most enjoyable part of the job The VA has the potential to be great but no one speaks up about the things that go on because of fear of retaliation

Pros

Yearly increase

Cons

Poor management with zero accountability for managers who supervise on the lower levels

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Decent benefit and patients but horrible bureaucracy

Registered Nurse (Current Employee) - Houston, TX - November 16, 2023

I worked here for 5 years already. The patients are actually nice to work with. However, many coworkers and ancillary staff are lazy and inefficient. It's hard to get anything done due to bureaucracy. Leadership only helps each other if they are friends. Too many employees have pointless jobs and there is never enough staff for actual patient care.

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Benefits and work environment

Receptionist (Current Employee) - Texas - November 16, 2023

Great health and leave benefits. Definitely a great place to work if you enjoy helping veterans. Work environment not as much. People will tell on every little thing to get ahead.

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Just an okay experience

Technician (Former Employee) - Fargo, ND - November 15, 2023

Be prepared to be overworked and underpaid. Unless you are a Title 38 employee such as a doctor or nurse your work won’t be valued. They bend over backwards for them all other disciplines take a back seat. The amount of work doesn’t justify the pay. Co workers and management were good could have been better. The VA is focused on metrics It’s all about money. Private sector is where it’s at! The VA loves to shove the benefits down your throat after working there I would say It’s not worth It.