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      TSA (Transportation Security Administration)

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      3.4

      56% would recommend to a friend

      (2,917 total reviews)

      David P. Pekoske

      64% approve of CEO

      45% positive business outlook

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      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      2.9

      Culture & values

      2.8

      Work/Life balance

      2.7

      Senior management

      TSA (Transportation Security Administration) has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,917 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The TSA (Transportation Security Administration) 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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      3K reviews
      4.0
      May 17, 2017

      Pretty easy and pointless job

      Transportation security officer
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      Pros

      Short shifts, decent benefits, easy work loads, free parking, decent perks, great people, stars coming to airport, overall a great job to be federal employment

      Cons

      Took too long to become full time, unnecessary background checks, unnecessary regulations, the job was a little draining however it was what it was.

      3.0
      Dec 2, 2016

      Anyone with a college degree go elsewhere

      Transportation security officer
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      Pros

      Matching 401k, uniform allowance, a stepping stone into other government jobs.

      Cons

      If you're college educated (or not), get ready to scratch your head at management. There is supposed to be a bonus every year but good luck getting it. No true annual raises except for a one time band jump.

      4.0
      Jul 1, 2016

      Crazy Fun

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      The pay was great at the time (14.01/hour). They start off part-time first and then you will bid on the full-time slot and if you are lucky enough you will get the hours. The benefits are excellent but expensive. The job is very tedious and made the time go faster. There is no such thing as a dual routine at this job. You never really know who or what will walk in the checkpoint. You see a lot of people. You do a huge favor for the people and your country. You have an extremely huge responsibility of keeping the skies safe and to make sure that all the passengers flying out make it home safe. You work with good officers and working closely together side by side makes you close like family. I had a blast and if I was offered to do it again, I would do it all over. Sometimes you will meet celebrities. You will always learn something new each and every day and there will always be that one or a few passengers that will really put a smile on your face no matter how bad your day was and make you realize how important your job really is.

      Cons

      Biggest downside was the management. Some of them if not most never held a job as a TSO. They were literally trained to manage. Some wants to find very creative and elaborate ways to make our jobs harder all while making the skies safer. You are constantly on a thin wire. One slight mess up will result you getting suspended or fired. Dealing with a heavy load of people on a daily basis is not as easy as it looks. Words can really cut you like a sword and I have seen TSOs outside bawling just because of rude and unruly passengers. The media can make your job easy or hard. The hours tend to get really long at times. while the job isn't really physically hard, it is mentally and emotionally exhausting. The job will drain you and you will do things that you will not feel comfortable of doing like pat-downs.

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