Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Employee Review Of FEMA

Siloed work environment and largely disgruntled workforce
Emergency Management Specialist (Former Employee) –  Denton, TX – April 20, 2018

CONS:
> Difficult work balance due to stressful environment of disaster management.
> Information flows upwards regardless of accuracy.
> Employees treated as interchangeable resources, leading to an apathetic and unmotivated workforce.
> Innovation from the ground level is discouraged and most often condemned.
> Leadership pushes survivor-centricity but is politically driven, resulting in conflicting messaging.
> Workforce highly distrustful of leadership on every level.
> Handcuffed to restrictions by the Stafford Act and other government regulations/statutes.
> Key to success in FEMA: CYA.

PROS:
> Rewarding work if you can wade through the politics.
> Talented and resilient workforce considering limiting factors above.

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