Does Barrett Business Services pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Barrett Business Services employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Barrett Business Services. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Barrett Business Services?

43% of Barrett Business Services employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Barrett Business Services 3.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Barrett Business Services?

Business Partner (19) , Human Resources Consultant (16) , Area Manager (13) , Business Development Manager (11) , Consultant (10) , HR- Consultant (10) , Payroll Specialist (10) , Human Resources (8) , Recruiter (7) , HR Consultant (5) , Human Resources Manager (5) , Payroll Analyst (5) , Risk Consultant (5) , Risk Management Consultant (5) , Risk Manager (5)

What are the pros of working at Barrett Business Services according to real employee reviews?

"Great people to work with" ((in 26 reviews)); "Good pay and great customers" ((in 19 reviews)); "I see a long career for myself here and look forward to many years with my great coworkers!" ((in 8 reviews)); "Amazing work/life balance!" ((in 6 reviews)); "Lots of autonomy (COVID has improved this and reduced micro" ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Barrett Business Services according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits were horrible." ((in 24 reviews)); "Terrible business model and poor management." ((in 16 reviews)); "Poor leadership and management." ((in 12 reviews)); "6) Larger branches lack management, once there are three or more Business Units, things get hairy and Branch Managers (Area Managers) do not have visibility to manage as they are heavily tasked with sales activity." ((in 10 reviews)); "No training system is horrible." ((in 7 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Barrett Business Services locations?

Vancouver , Ontario , Los Angeles , San Diego , Santa Ana , Bakersfield , Idaho Falls , Salt Lake City , Orem , San Francisco , San Jose , Portland , Dover , Charlotte , Modesto , Napa , Concord , Reno , Salem , Phoenix , Houston , Long Beach , Valencia , Fontana , Sacramento , Santa Barbara , Colorado Springs , Denver , Moses Lake , Baltimore

Barrett Business Services reviews

3.2

43% would recommend to a friend

(323 total reviews)

Gary Kramer

64% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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Barrett Business Services has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 323 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).

Reviews by job title

323 reviews

1.0

Oct 13, 2015

Payroll

Payroll specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent money. Some really nice, hard working people. Nice offices. A LOT of learning opportunities in new software applications. Many locations (branches) throughout California.

Cons

Overworked employees, No opportunity for advancement, no raises, upper management is out of touch with the branch employees. Business Unit or "Pod" model does not work. Unorganized and growing too fast. Benefits are the worst.

1.0

Oct 5, 2015

HR

Human resources consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The description I was given was not even close to the reality of the position. It was like purchasing a great looking car with no engine. Management was untruthful as was the Recruiter

Cons

They mislead clients, Vendors and others who use there services. They want you to uphold their lies, totally unorganized and no systems in place

2.0

Dec 30, 2014

Entry Level (Not what I was expecting -- ask lots of questions and get "it" in writing!)

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Let's be fair -- they pay decently, seem to have a flexible time off policy, and I regularly get out of work on time. -It's a good entry-level tactical HR position for those just learning about HR and enjoy lots of data entry.

Cons

-The benefits are practically non-existant. (Even the ones discussed during the interview are "not available" until as early as 90 days out (health)... some not until after a year of service (401k).) -It's a small office with zero team work... I can't get over how often people squabble, toss each other under the bus, and regularly "dump" work they don't want to do on to others. -Job descriptions don't mean much. It doesn't really matter what it says, you'll be doing whatever gets pushed on to your plate. -There do not seem to be too many corporate resources.

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