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    Think 'the IRS Sucks?' Try Working There

    Nobody likes to pay taxes. But collecting them isn't a lot of fun, either. The IRS may be America's most unpopular government agency. Devin Leonard wanted to know what it's like to work there. The result is a cover story in Bloomberg Businessweek , "An Emotion Audit: IRS Workers are Miserable and Overwhelmed." Photo:  eFile989

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    By Warren Olney • Apr 15, 2015 • 1 min read

    Nobody likes to pay taxes. But collecting them isn't a lot of fun, either. The IRS may be America's most unpopular government agency. Devin Leonard wanted to know what it's like to work there. The result is a cover story in Bloomberg Businessweek, "An Emotion Audit: IRS Workers are Miserable and Overwhelmed."

    Photo: eFile989

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Christine Detz

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Sáša Woodruff

      Producer, 'To the Point'

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      Devin Leonard

      Bloomberg Businessweek

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    Cop Culture in the Crosshairs
    1. 1:20Congress Finds Bipartisan Support to Pass Medicare "Doc Fix" Bill
    2. 8:21Law Enforcement on Trial in America
    3. 44:04Think 'the IRS Sucks?' Try Working ThereYou’re reading this
    Back to To the Point