Barrett Business Services reviews

Keep bad employees. Benefits are terrible. Insurance is expensive, limited and low amounts of paid time off, receive only the federal holidays off, no employee appreciation, pay is low, non-existent bonuses (which we are told is to be part of our salary). Even when expected to bonus, corporate always seems to screw us out of our bonus. No salary raises - basically have to beg and plead for a pay raise. No advancement, training, or growth opportunities - yet claim that there is. Unless part of the "boys" (CEO's group of friends) will never advance in company. Express your opinions and the iron fist comes down. Management and sales always going on "business" trips, golf events, dinners, conventions, meetings, etc. and charge all expenses to the branch which then effect bonuses. So we lower level employees get to pay for management's parties and fun. Low-tech company. Have terrible computer systems for payroll, staffing, HR, etc. My phone is fast than the computers. No values.

The manager had no staffing experience and was selling services to clients that he had no comprehension of what it required, as well as the only management technique he possessed was to fire people. Staff turned completely over three times in a year, leading to no one knowing what to do and a "figure it out yourself" attitude. Vacation pay is not automatic the first year there, never worked for a company so cheap. Zero teamwork among staff, I have never asked a co-worker for help with something and they say-" no, I have my own stuff to worry about."