Barrett Business Services reviews

The leader at my location is effective as everyone is wondering when they will be on the "wrong side" of things and be the next to be coldly escorted to the door. People disappear suddenly. There is NO work life balance. It is work...and work. Old work ethic of needing to work 10-12 hour days and sacrifice family if you are "effective" at your job.

This company is a nightmare. They had a terrible archaic payroll system we had to use however when I joined they were in the developing stages of a more "with the times" system. I somehow manage to make it to the roll out of this new "state of the art" system and not even sure how this was possible but it was worse and created complete chaos with the clients. I went from wanting to pull all my hair out everyday to hoping I may get hit by a bus on my way in. This was one of the most hellish jobs I have ever had. It's super corporate where theres no way to really report a non existent manager or terrible co worker who acts like she is the manager. Beyond that you have to sit through torturous weekly meetings and other bs. Payroll specialists have one of the hardest jobs in this company and are paid the least, basically bottom of the barrel. I quickly learned that corporate was not for me and I am better off doing nothing at the top then everything at the bottom, do not walk run!