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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

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
Dec 29, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent Pay I suppose, but not for the work you have to do.

Cons

You are treated like you are just a machine here. On the phone non stop for 8hrs a day and treated as if long more complicated calls are your fault. NO chance for advancement and if you do its based solely on friendships established with managers, highly biased. If you are late from break by 1 minute they reprimand you. Very rigid military style of work. Management goes out of their way to watch to make sure you are on the phones constantly, they watch your "on hold time" with a customer as punishment when you cannot get help from technical advisers. The union has to help most of the workers here from discrimination and poor treatment of the workers. Co-workers dont even acknowledge each other when walking past each other or make eye contact due to such poor morale and this is out of 600+ workers!

2.0
Dec 11, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Job Security, Adequate Benefits, Government Positions However In This Field Are Not Growing Due To Budgetary Constraints. Good Peer Support.

Cons

Political Climate Affects Ability to Perform Duties With Lack of Adequate Funding Resulting In Curtailed Hours of Operation & Lack Of Adequate Staffing; Programmed Political Messages Delivered To Public When Call In On Phone Revealing True Stance of Government Position-Defines Problem As Social Security Shortfall Rather Than Retirement Security Crisis. Actual Form Of Political Agenda Promotion Rather Than Statement of Facts.

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