Is Vaco a good company to work for?

Vaco has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 1,748 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 6% over the last 12 months. 71% of employees would recommend working at Vaco to a friend and 65% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Vaco have been left by employees working as Senior Accountant , Senior Consultant and Consultant .

Does Vaco pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Vaco employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Vaco. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Vaco?

71% of Vaco employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Vaco 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Vaco?

Content Analyst (95) , Recruiter (91) , Legal Assistant (49) , Content Moderator (47) , Content Reviewer (42) , Consultant (39) , Team Lead (23) , Director (20) , Project Manager (17) , Technical Recruiter (15) , Contractor (14) , Analyst (13) , Senior Accountant (13) , Account Manager (12) , Administrative Assistant (12)

What are the pros of working at Vaco according to real employee reviews?

"Great people that genuinely care about each other" ((in 100 reviews)); "And it's great to see how much care company leadership puts into keeping it a great culture." ((in 85 reviews)); "My direct team is great." ((in 52 reviews)); "Great work/life balance and work hard/play hard mentality." ((in 48 reviews)); "You get to work at their client's offices which are often nice in my area and your full time coworkers can often be great." ((in 27 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Vaco according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is the worst and no benefits." ((in 106 reviews)); "The base salary is low" ((in 48 reviews)); "Poor management and communication throughout the company." ((in 47 reviews)); "Manager was awful and had no prior managerial experience, many complaints were made and the company did nothing to properly address it so the person just stayed in their role." ((in 20 reviews)); "Benefits could be better as there is no 401k match and PTO is not great either." ((in 14 reviews))

What are employees saying about Vaco layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Vaco layoffs and their outlook for job security at Vaco in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Vaco locations?

Austin , San Francisco , Mountain View , Nashville , San Jose , Walnut Creek , Brentwood , Atlanta , New York , Cincinnati , Memphis , Sunnyvale , Los Angeles , Palo Alto , Richmond , Raleigh , Columbus , Orlando , Tampa , Dallas , Irvine , Birmingham , Houston , San Diego , Phoenix , Indianapolis , San Ramon , Denver , Louisville , Kansas City

Vaco reviews

3.6

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,252 total reviews)

Brian Waller

81% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

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Vaco has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,252 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Vaco 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

5.0

Feb 25, 2016

All the cool kids are at Vaco!!!

Partner

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Fantastic leadership that really gets it. Integrity and customer first always.

Cons

Not a single one to mention

5.0

Feb 25, 2016

Best company I have ever worked for in my career!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I love this company, and I cannot say enough great things about working here! We are so lucky to be a part of such a wonderful organization that lives by its standards and treats employees so well. We have the coolest office spaces - games, beer fridge, snacks, wine bar, etc. It's flexible if you need to be out for whatever reason. AND, we get incentive trips to fabulous destinations.

Cons

If you aren't used to being detail-oriented and tend to let balls drop, this won't be the place for you.

5.0

Feb 25, 2016

I love Vaco

Account management/business development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Vaco is really unique in that we have tremendous support and tremendous autonomy. We're treated like professionals and are truly trusted to get things done. We're allowed to creatively think like business partners with our clients.

Cons

Truly, and I mean this, there are literally no major Cons to working at Vaco.

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