Social Security Administration reviews

Promotions seem based on making people feel good about themselves - not competence. Terrible management. Uses carrots and sticks mentality instead of intrinsic motivation to accomplish goals. Makes it feel like factory work, which is definitely how mgmt sees it. Coworkers are underqualified and don't seem like they should have government jobs. Lots of bankruptcies, drug addicts, mentally ill, criminals, etc., working here. Telework revoked for most components, so you have to be in the office with said employees. Very, very poor communication by supervisors. Current Commissioner is all about self-promotion and clueless about the agency. Depends on the last Acting Commissioner, whose only agenda is affirmative action, and crowd sourcing ideas on an intranet site to lead. Arbitrary work assignments and treatment. If mgmt doesn't like you, you will do all the grunt work. They also won't train you or give you access to materials to make your job easier if they don't like you. Union (AFGE) unless.

As someone who has had dealings with the Social Security Administration, I must say that my experience has been nothing short of horrendous. Not only is the bureaucracy slow and inefficient, but the overall work environment seems to be incredibly toxic and unpleasant. The low pay wages that SSA employees are forced to work under clearly contribute to this toxic culture. It's no wonder that so many SSA employees seem to be demoralized and unenthusiastic about their work. It's hard to imagine that anyone could be motivated to do their best work when they're being compensated so poorly. #Ghetto