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      Barrett Business Services

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      3.2

      43% would recommend to a friend

      (322 total reviews)

      Gary Kramer

      64% approve of CEO

      53% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.1

      Work/Life balance

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      3.0

      Culture & values

      3.0

      Career opportunities

      2.9

      Senior management

      Barrett Business Services has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 322 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Barrett Business Services 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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      322 reviews
      1.0
      Mar 28, 2024

      "HR Company" that has terrible HR practices

      Consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Most of the people are good people.

      Cons

      - Below Average Pay - No Pay raises or cost of living adjustments - ever. (They won't even consider pay changes given the crazy inflation of last few years.) - Ever hear of the Peter Principal? They have managers that cannot manage people. - No opportunities for advancement unless willing to move. - Profit Sharing is a black box and most times pays out next to nothing. - High turnover and they do nothing about it. - Managers' compensation is at odds with how the team receives profit sharing. - Hiring new employees into roles they do not meet qualifications of. So, your title and pay will likely be the same of someone with half your experience.

      5.0
      Mar 28, 2024

      Love the culture and focus on business owner success.

      Director of learning & development
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Values ownership, scrappiness, emotional intelligence, and problem solving. An environment that allows you to drive your own learning and professional journey. Always changing and growing is part of the DNA. Constantly looking for ways to support and help Business Owners be successful.

      Cons

      Not a good environment for people that need to be told what to do.

      2.0
      Mar 20, 2024

      Convoluted Management / Training

      Payroll analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The benefits were ok, for vision and dental.

      Cons

      Before you're fully trained, you're given 80 to 150 clients to manage and told to lie to clients about how long you've been working there. Also, management was aggressive and micro-managed, making specialist feeling uncomfortable, and uneasy in their role. Management also, questioned specialist about how they felt about other team members causing discord within the team which was unprofessional. HR doesn't provide a safe space for specialist to be heard or guided. Management always changing their expectations and comes up with new rules/processes almost monthly. Specialist went from Salary to hourly without proper / enough notice. Many specialists quit due to inconsistent training and being overwhelmed with work and management.

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