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 23 reviews)); "Good pay and great customers" ((in 17 reviews)); "Lots of autonomy (COVID has improved this and reduced micro" ((in 9 reviews)); "Good work/life balance." ((in 8 reviews)); "I see a long career for myself here and look forward to many years with my great coworkers!" ((in 7 reviews))

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

"The benefits were horrible." ((in 27 reviews)); "Terrible business model and poor management." ((in 15 reviews)); "Poor leadership and management." ((in 11 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)); "There is no training." ((in 6 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

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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

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 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).

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323 reviews

2.0

May 19, 2017

Human Resource Consultant

Human resources consultant

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Pros

Opportunities to create solid client relationships, opportunities to help clients with their business, has numerous local branches, preach client advocacy, great co-workers, short commute, autonomy with clients,

Cons

No advancement opportunities, no raises, do not pay the IRS mileage rate, Only have support retreats and training for Area Managers and Business Partners, archaic technology, payroll system is not up to par, reporting is non-existence, preach client advocacy but does not practice it, inexperienced Area Managers, does not practice the recommendations that we are expected to help clients with

1.0

Jun 23, 2016

Dont Go For A Job

Temp

Recommend

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Pros

its a job but you will not work for long

Cons

your a number they dont know your name they will send you to under armor which will use you for about a month then lay you off so they can get more temps. they talk about hiring you on through the company but they never will

1.0

Aug 27, 2015

HR

Anonymous employee

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most co-workers were fun to work with.

Cons

Poor management styles; disorganized; poor communication. Management doesn't seem to have the courage to effectively manage their employees.

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