Worst Position Held - Adjudicator Maximus Employee Review

2.0
Aug 17, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Competitive salary, opportunities for advancement, Follows Federal holiday schedule

Cons

Training is horrible. The training philosophy as well as their culture is a very "do or die" "take it or leave it" mentality. It is the worst environment I've ever worked in. Managers and supervisors play the blame game with their employees and each other, and their is zero accountability. The company is only interested in quality on paper, but there is no serious management commitment to quality. Management is purely interested in numbers and trying to keep contracts using any means necessary, including practices that push the ethical boundary. Also MAXIMUS is great at placing the wrong people in the wrong positions. The managers there are some of the most highly educated people I've ever met but the have zero business/ managerial skills. Most of the people in management positions have management positions because they are lawyers, doctors or both. That sounds great in theory but you seriously have to wonder what would attract a doctor or lawyer from practicing their profession to come and work for MAXIMUS. I can tell you personally, it isn't the company atmosphere or the fringe benefits attracting people to these jobs. Which leads me to my last point. This company is a haven for attracting the worst of the worst professionals. Makes sense though-- if you could hack it as a trial attorney or get a position at a firm you wouldn't take a job making well below the industry average. This place is really a lint trap for the undesirables.

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5.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Remote, adequate training and guidance and usually everything /software works - minus regular hiccups.

Cons

Not too many - a few misunderstanding s about training classes and roles but overall, not bad.

1.0
May 18, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Had a few really exceptional coworkers

Cons

One reason I was hired was to bring in new ideas and work approaches; however, when I tried implementing anything new, some of the “old school higher-ups” would balk and were never open to anything new or better. My management just looked the other way and didn’t support me. As for training, I wasn’t offered much in the way of onboarding other than being told to read a lengthy “standard operating procedures” document. No real opportunities were offered to shadow anyone so I could learn in real-time. A typical work week was 60+ hours and often stretched to 70+. It was exhausting and demoralizing. The job was not sustainable and I’ve never been more relieved to be done with a place. I cannot recommend Maximus as a place to grow your skills or to give your time. Turnover seems to be relatively high at Maximus and there are far better places to work.

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