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3.1

36% would recommend to a friend

(2,785 total reviews)

Carolyn W. Colvin

34% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

Social Security Administration has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,785 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good 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
3.0
May 29, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexible schedules, telework opportunities, manageable workload, and 40 hour work week. The pay and benefits are actually pretty good considering what is being asked work product wise.

Cons

Little to no advancement unless you want to become management. The agency doesn't like to recruit ALJs from the inside so don't expect to move up the ranks.

1.0
Jan 8, 2015

TSR

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Met some great people. 8 hours a day. Overtime is optional.

Cons

Very Militant feel, guess that's how the Gov't runs things. Not what I had expected. This position is at the very bottom, the treatment is very poor. Employees are micromanaged. Some employees should not be employed with their lack of professionalism. Hence why the public has such a harsh opinion about SSA.

1.0
Jan 6, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

PROS: - seemingly stable job. - repetitive daily duties. - NOT need to be good at your job, in fact, satisfactory is perfectly acceptable, even if you want advancement. The key is NOT work hard, but SUCK IT UP hard. - cannot be forced to transfer to another work location.

Cons

CONS: - Requesting to be transferred is nearly impossible. - MUST join a group/gang/unit in your work location in order to be accepted there. - MUST suck it up to EVERYONE, especially all your bosses, all your bosses' friends, favorites, etc, basically everybody and anybody who is remotely connected to your bosses in anyway in order to NOT get on their bad sides. - MUST NOT complain to your bosses about anybody, anyone, anything. - MUST keep your mouth shut. - MUST hear nothing, see nothing, feel nothing, do not have any opinions. - Forget about your own morals, values, beliefs. - Again, the only thing you MUST remember is: SUCK IT UP HARD! That is ALL you need for every thing that you dream, want and need, trust me on this. - Offer your help to everyone, even if you are NOT done if your own work. - You are encouraged to work without compensation, like NOT take your break, lunch, NOT get paid for the extra time that you put in every day. You MUST request for extra paid time in advance and might or might not be approved. - MUST follow the workplace's culture. This is lethal. If you don't, you're out. Meaning, you will be an outcast. - Retaliation, harassment, nepotism, abuse of authority, abuse of government time and resources etc, and etc, all will be yours if you DO NOT follow each and all of the above.

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