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Working at Commonwealth of Massachusetts in Boston, MA: 14 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Boston, MA Area

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On average, employees in Boston, MA at Commonwealth of Massachusetts give their company a 2.6 rating out of 5.0 based on 14, whereas overall Average Rating of Commonwealth of Massachusetts is 3.6 out of 5.0 based on 25 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Review Ratings. The happiest Commonwealth of Massachusetts employees in Boston, MA are Software Engineers submitting an average rating of 5.0 and QA Technical Leads with a rating of 4.4.

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3.6
Average Rating
(based on 17 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.4
Growth Opportunities
3.1
People You Work With
3.8
Person You Work For
3.7
Rewards You Receive
3.6
Support You Get
3.5
Way You Work
4.1
Work Setting
3.4
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Working at Commonwealth of Massachusetts in Boston, MA: 14 Employee Reviews

Junior Project Manager

"I've worked with the MAHIX project now program for over 2 years. I have changed roles from Project Coordinator/Executive assistant to Junior Project Manager and have been successful in doing so. The Commonwealth's Health Connector is challenging as we are always wanting to improve."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Employee

"Good place to work, not very flexible"

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Director

"Everything you hear about working for the government is true and then some. The work is menial, boring and very political."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 1 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 1 / 5
Software Engineer

"Working for Commonwealth of Mass and growing my skillset in day to day work life"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Project Manager
Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 1 / 5
Support You Get 1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
QA Technical Lead

"I've worked for the common wealth of Massachusetts since last year October. It's a great and prestigious place to be working very close with the analyst and the budget directors of the state. I would definitely recommend this company to anybody."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Program Coordinator

What do you like about working at Commonwealth of Massachusetts?

"I work with some good people, and I love the work itself."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Working your bum off doesn't mean you'll make it. You have to schmooze, and be lucky."

What don't you like about working at Commonwealth of Massachusetts?

"Lack of oversight and follow-through. Managers don't give enough direction."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Be more hands on with management, or have better middle management."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
UX Developer

What do you like about working at Commonwealth of Massachusetts?

"It's not the best job I've ever had. It's also not the worst."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Great coworkers but prepare for depending on the position you should prepare for a lot of downtime."

What don't you like about working at Commonwealth of Massachusetts?

"Unbearable slow periods. I like to have actual work on my plate so I'm not just siting at a desk collecting a paycheck for nothing. The amount of project delays and scope changes are ridiculous."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Spend more time interacting with the employees that don't respond directly to you."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 3 / 5
Director of Network Services
Person You Work For 4.6 / 5 People You Work With 4.1 / 5 Work Setting 4.1 / 5
Support You Get 4.4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.8 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.8 / 5
Company Culture 3.9 / 5 Way You Work 4.4 / 5
Equipment Services Project Manager
Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3.2 / 5 Work Setting 3.2 / 5
Support You Get 3.1 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.1 / 5
Senior Programmer Analyst

"Working form Commonwealth of Massachusetts is challenging during a large systems project but slows down a lot after implementation."

Compliance Coordinator

"Would still be there if not paid off"

What do you like about working at Commonwealth of Massachusetts?

"Benefits, overall job, working conditions"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"keeping up with new techmologies"

Contract Specialist

"Good"

What do you like about working at Commonwealth of Massachusetts?

"Involved with daily operations of the State"

What don't you like about working at Commonwealth of Massachusetts?

"Your job is sometimes at the whim of the administration"

Personnel Officer

"I would reccommend the Commonwealth as an employer"

What do you like about working at Commonwealth of Massachusetts?

"Stability"

What don't you like about working at Commonwealth of Massachusetts?

"Politics"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Fairness"

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