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great work/life balance, but very high-level managament is disorganized - Enumerator/Census Taker US Census Bureau Employee Review

4.0
16 Jun 2010
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Pros

- worked anywhere between 0 and 30 hours a week; had completely flexibility with hours - only requirement was to finish binders (with housing assignments) within 2 week deadlines - decent pay for the location (State college) - crew leaders and next level management were always friendly, helpful and accommodating to our work needs,etc (since this was a part-time job for most of us)

Cons

- people are nonresponsive to Census at times; face rejection occasionally - higher management is completely lost; the orders to count 40,000+ residents at Penn state were given within the last month of the school semester; consequently they had no idea what they were doing and didn't even know enough to give us the names of people who didn't respond to the census. therefore we had to go to every single housing unit to recount every student (many of whom were rightfully frustrated since they had already completed their census form on time)

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5.0
30 Mar 2026
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Pros

I worked as a enumerator manager and it was fun work! My employees were fun and my managers were knowledgeable.

Cons

It would've been nice to still offer PPE.

3.0
27 May 2026
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Pros

Worthwhile work to benefit the city you are working in. Most everyone I worked with was pretty nice and willing to lend a hand if needed. But I feel like I saw the other side of how upper management treats people they don't like as much and i saw aspects that weren't as good through upper managements treatment of others.

Cons

Constantly changing directives from upper management. And they don't have your back when you get questioned why you followed the most recent order from your boss. Inconsistent pay scales by position. Pay varies by location. But they don't adjust it upward. If you hire on in a city that pays less, you don't get a bump if you stay with the company and work in a new city that pays better in your next assignment. Meaning new hires with no experience can easily make more than you because they started in the city that pays more. One of my best employees was paid the least. I felt bad and tried to get their rate adjusted with no luck. It very much has the vibe of they are figuring out things as they go, The department is grossly understaffed. Technology is lacking creating inefficiencies.

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