AppleOne reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(1,303 total reviews)
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Janice Bryant Howroyd

68% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

AppleOne has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,303 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The AppleOne employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Human Resources & Staffing industry (3.8 stars).

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2.0
Apr 3, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice offices, conveniently located to major freeways. Tons of training, sometimes a bit excessive but management loves to pitch the latest and greatest. Automated systems from application process, timecards to almost paperless with reports, etc. Founders Club incentive, nice vacation spots all paid-for you and guest. Well recognized name within communities and organizations.

Cons

Too many meetings to discuss how you should do your job, what you could do better, how to achieve more sales and bring in better applicants but never actually allowing you enough time to do your job. Upper management leads with an iron fist and have a 'do as I say not as I do' mind set. Long, long, long hours and can't leave unless your manager feels like you've done your job or they make you feel like you've committed a crime. Management is very negative and the weekly performance reviews are meant to pump you up but they do a very poor job at it. Management needs to be trained on how to be positive and better leaders. Tons of unnecessary documentation. Employee benefits are not great at all, very expensive to cover 1 other person besides yourself, let alone a whole family.

5.0
Mar 14, 2012

A Great Place To Work...

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Regular working hours -Fun and encouraging atmosphere. From your co-workers all the way up to Regional Management, this company knows how to work very hard and play even harder. -Management is very supportive of employees and are constantly pushing us toward success -Lot's of extra goodies when you have a profitable desk - prizes, trips, cash!

Cons

-Each office has a different climate and is usually dictated by its manager and senior staff. I would prefer if there was more consistency from branch to branch. -Although we can make as much money as we want based on our sales performance, the base salary with AppleOne is significantly lower than our competitors. This makes it difficult to bring experienced recruiters in because all too often we can't match the base that they are receiving from our competitor.

2.0
Mar 6, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

At corporate - can take lunch when you want, don't have to dress professionally, can act, for lack of a better phrase, "low class" and no one will care. Some departments aren't "managed." As long as you take care of your responsibilities, you can do as you please. Many take a lot of breaks and socialize either with other employees or on their cell phones. The owner(s) doesn't care. At branch offices, recruiters have the chance to make money. Like multi-level marketing, employees have the "chance." In all fairness, some do make a nice living, and there are some very sincere people in some branches.

Cons

At corporate - poor working environment. Dirty, old environment. The bathrooms are too small for the number of employees and sometimes unsanitary. They smell bad most often. The parking situation is terrible. There is no sense of "support" or "team." Various department heads sometimes "bully" employees if they believe they can get away with it. The more crafty department heads who enjoy "power" can be downright cruel. The owner only cares about the bottom line, certainly not about moral issues or being humanitarian. Most feel if they speak up about any of the poor conditions they will put their job in jeopardy. At branches (& corporate) You can feel like you are working for a cult organization. There is a lot of secrecy, a lot of gossip. The owners and much of the management do not connect with the employees. If you speak with Bernie Howroyd, the founder and owner, he will talk to you with a lot of "cult-speak" platitudes. There is much propaganda that leans in the direction of "the guru is always right" and all must speak great things about the guru - Bernie Howroyd. Most in the organization are not well educated and follow along by drinking the kool aid. The branches often employ what many would consider unethical business practices including tricking job seekers into working for free. In a nutshell, the job seekers are encourages to give the recruiters leads to help the recruiter, not necessarily the specific job seeker. The entire operation is very outdated in terms of modern business management procedures and technology. Ironically, the owner spends a lot on maintaining outdated technology. The IT department employees a lot of people who are in many respects, unnecessary. The owner is very paranoid of his competition breaking inside his firewall to learn about his secrets. There really isn't much there, just a handful of skeletons in various closets.

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