Culture at Australian National Audit Office (ANAO)

The culture is good with regard to the office values and purpose. I don't think the culture is good with regard to office-wide learning, reflection and improvement.

Hierarchical management style can be obstructive, poor communication from some middle management regarding expectations, support and coaching of junior staff, good training offered

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Very inviting culture as you will most likely find a group of people who are similar to you, because it is so diverse. Most people are willing to socialise in and out of work, creating genuine friendships beyond a work context.

Generally cooperative, but quite introverted and siloed.

The culture is very supportive with lots of teamwork, being in a team environment.

The company has a good structure and hierarchy where staff at differing levels are comfortable so and encouraged to communicate freely to whomever it is they need/wish to communicate with. Culture goes hand-in-hand with teamwork - some teams work really well and pitch in when they have capacity, other teams you are left solo and to your own devices. Socialising between grad-groups is common and a good experience. There isn't much socialising outside of this however.

I think the ANAO has a particular work culture that either suits your personal working style or doesn't. There is heavy emphasis on getting the small details correct. This can be stressful at times, unless your own personality is very detail-oriented. The organisation is therefore full of very analytical and introverted staff who tend to be a bit perfectionist -- which, again, is fine if it suits your working style, but can be stifling if not.

One strong benefit of the ANAO for younger grads is that the workforce is predominately quite young - opportunity for socialisation with staff of a similar age and life experience, especially useful for those moving to Canberra for the first time.

Small agency so there is a lot of access to executives, you feel very supported. There isn't much socialising amongst colleagues

Structure and hierarchy is supportive of junior staff and there is good connection up and down the hierarchy. Cooperation and teamwork is moderate, most connection between teams is overly formalised. Socialisation is limited to segments of somewhat social-able individuals.

You work closely in very small teams to write one report over 10 months.