BELAY reviews

3.4

54% would recommend to a friend

(282 total reviews)
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Tricia Sciortino

55% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

BELAY has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 282 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The BELAY 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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282 reviews
4.0
Aug 4, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Make your own hours - Be your own boss - Decent pay depending on skills - Variety of daily tasks and clientele to choose from

Cons

- No medical, dental, or vision benefits - Purely Contract work - Very competitive

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BELAY Response
3y
Thank you so much for your feedback and review. Our website states that we offer contracted positions and this is reiterated throughout our application, interview process, and onboarding process. 1099 Contracts are a great way to work from home and provide the flexibility that so many of us are looking for in our daily lives. But like any 1099 Contract, we are very upfront that there are no health benefits, PTO, or paid leave. Additionally, our teams are dedicated to making intentional placements based on experience, skillset, and personality. We understand that not every match will work out perfectly, and we are sorry to hear that yours did not. We wish you all the best!
3.0
Jul 27, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Working at BELAY was a mostly positive experience, I guess. I learned a lot and worked with some really kind & talented people. It would REALLY depend on who someone is and what they're looking for before I would 'recommend the company'... see below

Cons

I think it's important to note a couple of things: -The 'careers' page makes it sound like the job is THE solution for stay-at-home moms. (there's even a picture of a child hugging her mom while mom is working at her laptop). I was surprised that at a company that states how much they value family, being present, etc. I was asked to apologize for holding my sick child during a Zoom meeting once. It left an extremely bad taste in my mouth if I'm being frank. -Website also states you can 'work at your own pace, 'work when you want', etc. In my experience, that is....false advertising. I will say, is ABSOLUTELY more flexible than a 9-5 office job, of course. Which is great. But 'work at your own pace'... unless the stars align and you are matched with a client who also says you can work at your own pace..this is false. Most clients will expect you to be available during typical working hours. Maybe not the whole time, but typical working hours nonetheless.

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BELAY Response
3y
Hello! We appreciate you taking the time to leave this review. We are glad to hear that you had a positive experience for the most part. While BELAY exists for work-life balance and values and prioritizes family, the expectation is set at the beginning of our application process that appropriate childcare is necessary throughout normal working days. We understand things happen and try to meet every circumstance with grace. We are sorry to hear this was not the case for you.
1.0
Jul 7, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

They have really good clients. They have a good self-paced training program.

Cons

They don't look after you as a VA you are completely dispensible. I joined them because they claimed to be a Christian company there's nothing Christian about the way Belay lies, doesn't support people who ask for help, or tacitly rewards bad actors. You are a indentured servant nothing more. They will pay you about 45% of what they make off of you with the client. If they pay you $20 they may charge the client like $48 an hour. They will charge your client 20,000 to buy you in the first year. And then down to 10,000 after a year and a half. If its a small company they wont be able to buy off your "indenture" because thats what it is. They may as well work in private prisons. Also upper management doesn't want to know the truth they just want the money to continue to roll in. This company will probably last forever because it deals in exploitation.

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BELAY Response
4y
Thanks so much for taking the time to share your feedback and experience. While it is, of course, unfortunate that your experience doesn’t mirror that of our countless happy contractors, we always value the opportunity to reevaluate to find ways to improve and better serve both our contractors and clients. We wish you all the best in the future and hope you find the opportunity that best serves you.
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