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2.0
Jul 7, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

-Work life balance -Great place to work if you want to pursue other opportunities while not having to quit your day job. The work is simple enough that you can dedicate just 5% of your brain to it, and not suffer any noticeable drop in your performance.

Cons

-Nepotism runs very deep. Having the right surname will get you far. -Promotions are doled out to people who have the right friends which leads to having completely unqualified people in decision making positions. -Zero accountability for tenured employees. Think bringing someone's supervisor into a dispute will get things solved? Fat chance because the supervisor usually doesn't have a clue whats going on either. So trying to solve a problem ends up getting you in trouble for 'impeding' work flow i.e. just shut up, stop complaining about the lack of help you get from people you depend on to do your job and just do their job for them.

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5.0
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Pros

Great work life balance and benefits

Cons

There wasn’t a duty station in the city I live in.

3.0
Jul 6, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

More technologically advanced than other government agencies. Much more lean, agile and less bureaucratic than other government agencies. Lots of opportunities to learn about the various types of commercial acquisitions.

Cons

High turnover at the top of the organization in recent years. Confusing communication/lack of explanation regarding re-organization and new work environment. Recent efforts to downsize resulted in extremely high workloads, disorganization, and very poor morale. Depressing to see a once great place to work to be in such disarray. (Many areas have gaps in knowledge and expertise due to mass exodus and reorganization). Top leadership seems out of touch with what GSA does and how it operates on a daily basis which has exacerbated morale problems. Feels “political” vs. the normal apolitical stance every government position I’ve had over the past 15 years I’ve been in the career field.

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