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3.0

36% would recommend to a friend

(2,786 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 2,786 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
5.0
May 4, 2011

it has been very rewarding to work there

Social insurance specialist
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

decent pay scale and advancement, balanced work and home life, lots of room for advancement of you want it, personal satisfaction gained because of the mission of the agency. Very few employees ever leave the agency. Most remain there until they retire, i.e. they must be happy there.

Cons

There is some pressure to meet deadlines and to keep up with changes, however most employees are not overwhelmed by it.

4.0
Apr 5, 2011

Great/challenging customer service work, mediocre managers.

Claims representative
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Job security, great pay and benefits, challenging work, overall great people to work with, extremely rewarding job, possible job location movement.

Cons

Mediocre managers, typical government job (do more with less mentality), mediocre reputation of SSA with the general public, very poor computer programming.

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