ED's mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access. ED was created in 1980 by combining offices from several federal agencies. ED's 4,400 employees and $68 billion budget are dedicated to: Establishing policies on federal financial aid for education, and distributing as well as monitoring those funds. Collecting data on America's schools and disseminating research. Focusing national attention on key educational issues. Prohibiting discrimination and ensuring equal access to education. read more
Overall, I am happy with my company. It's a fairly supportive and positive work environment. People do their best at work, and we do what we can to work together and not work against each other. The Education area is not an easy job, we have a lot of people who work hard to make things possible.
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
The staff are the ones who make the culture/environment at our workplace positive. People support one another, and our leadership team is also fairly supportive and optimistic.
What is the best part about your compensation package?
It was developed between the company and our workers' union. Before contracts are re-negotiated, workers are able to view and vote if we want to ratify the new contract.
What do you like best about the leadership team?
Leadership team seems to be doing their best to listen to feedback, suggestions and concerns from the community. However, their follow-up or action to concerns is shaky, and not always the best quality.
What are some of the best things about your team?
People are overall supportive and helpful of one another. Since we're "all in the same boat," we usually work together to get things done. If someone is struggling, there are always people on the team who are willing to lend a helping hand.
What makes you most happy at work?
Working with all types of people, and with large groups of people. It's always interesting and sometimes fun to work with the people I see each day -- we work, but we also have good stories and jokes to share on the side. It makes work all the more enjoyable.
What did you like most about the interview process?
The HR/admin team who interviewed me were very genuine, polite, patient and friendly. Even though interviews are a serious process, I like how genuinely interested HR was in looking for people to be a part of their team. They were interested in what I had to say in my answers.
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