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Social Security Administration

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Economist - Economist Social Security Administration Employee Review

2.0
Feb 1, 2018
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Pros

Pros are common to federal employment - good benefits, flex-time, work/life balance. Depending on the group, you may be exposed to decent/new tech stacks, but most work is done on legacy systems that won't enhance your skills.

Cons

Most of the systems are legacy and on ancient tech stacks. A lot of work is simply maintaining existing processes. Very risk adverse and not a lot of opportunity to try new things. The is also a significant talent gap - too much internal promotion to individuals without the necessary skills.

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5.0
Jun 11, 2026
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Pros

flexibility, teleworking, pay, and holidays off cool work environment.

Cons

Everything's on a quota, heavy workload, dealing with irritated claimants—it's not really a legal job.

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4.0
Jul 3, 2026
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Pros

Being trained on all the different case types processed by the position. The organization offers flex time.

Cons

It is a difficult job to learn all aspects of case processing promptly.

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