Barrett Business Services reviews

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.

EVERYTHING ELSE - Not sure if the company values investors or clients higher, but employees are most definitely a distant third regardless of who is first or second - The benefits suck--one week of vacation after a year; expensive insurance (ironic given that BBSI operates in the insurance space); NO MERIT INCREASES EVER - The culture sucks--no trust in employees, leadership leads by utilizing fear and intimidation to achieve results; I could blame the culture on backstabbing employees but really they only do it because they are afraid and feel like looking out for their own backs is the only way to survive, even if it means throwing their peers under the bus--hurting people hurt people; for a company that encourages customers to focus on their culture it is a lesson in hypocrisy to see how they do NOT practice what they preach - The company actually chuckles at its dysfunction; they tell funny anecdotes about the founder of the company who used to sit in the lobby of the corporate office on the Christmas Eve and the day before Thanksgiving to make certain that no one left a minute early. Funny, hahaha... And many of the leaders of the company find it so funny that they decide to keep that culture and tradition alive and thriving.