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      3.0

      36% would recommend to a friend

      (2,784 total reviews)

      Carolyn W. Colvin

      34% approve of CEO

      23% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      3.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.3

      Work/Life balance

      2.8

      Career opportunities

      2.6

      Culture & values

      2.5

      Senior management

      Social Security Administration has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,784 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Social Security Administration employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).

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      3K reviews
      1.0
      May 22, 2020

      Get in and get out

      Benefit authorizer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Obviously the benefits and leave are straight across the board as with any agency. It’s a good place to get your foot in the door with the Federal Government but don’t stay for long.

      Cons

      EXTREME micromanagement, low performing employees are never held responsible and instead their work is moved to higher performing employees’ queues, mice run rampant throughout the building and their only “solution” is setting traps which weren’t solving the problem. They don’t like to promote you if you’re doing well, they’d rather hold on to you and overwork/stress you out.

      3.0
      Mar 11, 2020

      Ups and downs

      Quality assurance
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It used to be great. Overall in divisions that didn’t make crazy telework changes is probably still a decent division. Personally, I enjoy my job and could work it for 50 years. I have held several positions and my issue is usually with the people and not the work.

      Cons

      Federal workers under attack from all directions under the current administration. Reduced telework for Nonsense reasons not applied consistently. People that don’t work at home are not working in office because of a location change News flash. When I am rating the CEO it certainly isn’t Colvin I will take her back over this current bag of misery. She wanted to expand telework. Wait 5years and 3months (but who’s counting) for a new commissioner before considering the agency.

      2.0
      Nov 2, 2019

      Adversarial Management

      Attorney advisor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Family friendly benefits derived fro, past union negotiations by two major unions AFGE and NTEU during union-friendly administrations

      Cons

      Management from top to bottom takes an “us versus them” stance with respect to non-management employees. Management operates under the assumption that employees are trying to cheat and slack off, and therefore monitors every move each employee takes during the 8 hours they own them.

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