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 24 reviews)); "Good pay and great customers" ((in 20 reviews)); "Lots of autonomy (COVID has improved this and reduced micro" ((in 10 reviews)); "Above average salary" ((in 4 reviews)); "Good people and support available" ((in 4 reviews))

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

"The benefits were horrible." ((in 25 reviews)); "Terrible business model and poor management." ((in 16 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 11 reviews)); "Poor leadership and management." ((in 11 reviews)); "No training system is horrible." ((in 8 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

(322 total reviews)

Gary Kramer

64% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (322 reviews)

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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).

Reviews by job title

322 reviews

3.0

Sep 18, 2019

Ok!

Recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work/life balance. Good schedule.

Cons

Profit sharing structure sucks. No room for advancement. Behind on technology.

1.0

Jul 31, 2019

Worst experience in my life

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None except meeting some nice people

Cons

Don’t pay you the IRS mileage rate they pay less. No vacation until one year. Toxic environment want to take on clients that can’t even meet payroll. Company is smoke and mirrors and is terribly run from the branch offices to the top

2.0

Jul 9, 2019

So much potential, but a sad reality of dysfunction!

Human resources

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The compensation is very fair. There are some great people that work at the various offices.

Cons

There is a disconnect from what is sold and what the clients want. The management team touts the CORE values, but does not demonstrate them in the daily life of a BBSI employee. It's a roll up your sleeves environment which is fine, when you have the support of Management. The leaders will throw anyone under the bus when it suits them. Distributed leadership is talked about 24/7 but is not actually practiced. Many of the "best practice" guidance given to the clients is not followed at the branch level. Ego is supposed to be left behind. It's surprising that the management team can get through the doors with the size of their egos.

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