ESS reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(1,485 total reviews)
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Buddy Helton

61% approve of CEO

51% positive business outlook

ESS has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,485 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ESS 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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1K reviews
4.0
May 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It was easy to decide when & where to take jobs.

Cons

Sometimes being reassigned at schools left you working roles you didn't not originally sign up for. When districts started doing budget cuts, they stopped allowing for classified subs, so I went from daily jobs to no job for weeks to months at a time.

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ESS Response
2d
We sincerely appreciate you taking the time to give us your review!
3.0
Apr 17, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Quick Hiring, Convenient, Scheduled on app

Cons

Low pay, limited schools, and low pay

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ESS Response
2d
We greatly appreciate you taking the time to share your review! We’re sorry you are not satisfied with the pay. We will continue to work with our partnering districts to influence rate increases when possible.
1.0
Apr 9, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The schools and students that should not use agencies!

Cons

Poor poor communication, the employees are unprofessional, work behind a keyboard while the subs are the only ones that actually work. Management is Unavailable, horrible customer service and communication, they hire anyone off of the streets to work with children, Alarming! They have no clue who the people that they are sending into the schools to work with children

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ESS Response
2d
Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts with us. We’re sorry you haven’t had a more favorable experience working with us, but we would like to make it better! Please reach out to our team at HRHelp@ESS.com with specific issues that we can help resolve. In the meantime, we appreciate your input and will take it into consideration to better our company.
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