ESS reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(1,485 total reviews)
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Buddy Helton

60% approve of CEO

50% 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
3.0
Sep 20, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible schedule, make your own schedule

Cons

dont get paid on canceled school days

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ESS Response
9mo
Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We’re glad to hear you value the flexibility the role provides. We also appreciate your feedback regarding pay on canceled school days—insights like this help us better understand what matters most to our substitutes.
1.0
Sep 17, 2025

Don’t do it.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working with children is rewarding, however this company offers no consistency.

Cons

Everything. You could be given a “permanent” classroom and be moved 5 times in one week. They offer no consistency to children which alters their educational process and disrupts a classroom by having new adults circulating their class. No one answers any questions. Cannot reach out to anyone at the company. No emails or phone calls are returned. Insufficient training. Awful awful awful experience here and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone.

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ESS Response
9mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We’re sorry to hear about the frustrations you’ve described, particularly around consistency and communication. We take concerns like these seriously, as they impact both our substitutes and the students they serve. We encourage you to reach out to our HR team at HRHelp@ESS.com so we can better understand your experience and address your concerns directly.
4.0
Sep 14, 2025

Good company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Facilitated between schools and substitute teachers to help find positions.

Cons

There wasn’t always a job available.

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ESS Response
9mo
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We’re glad to hear you had a positive experience working with us. We also appreciate your note about job availability—feedback like this helps us better understand how we can continue improving support for our substitutes.
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