Is ESS a good company to work for?

ESS has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 1,849 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 65% of employees would recommend working at ESS to a friend and 50% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about ESS have been left by employees working as Teacher , Subsitute Teacher and Building Substitute Teacher .

Does ESS pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ESS employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ESS. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ESS?

65% of ESS employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ESS 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ESS?

Substitute Teacher (982) , Paraprofessional (90) , Long Term Substitute Teacher (33) , Teacher (28) , Special Education Paraprofessional (25) , Subsitute Teacher (24) , Substitute (20) , Recruiter (18) , Certified Substitute Teacher (17) , Account Manager (16) , Building Substitute Teacher (16) , Substitute Paraprofessional (14) , Substitute/Guest Teacher (9) , District Manager (7) , Teacher Assistant (6)

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

"Scheduling is flexible and easy to work with" ((in 94 reviews)); "Biweekly pay and a flexible schedule" ((in 79 reviews)); "Flexible hours You know your pay upfront Paid every other week pick up assignments suddenly or ahead of time" ((in 46 reviews)); "Also great people to work with in the school system" ((in 21 reviews)); "Management can be good or bad." ((in 19 reviews))

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

"The pay is low but this is why the company has a lot of partnered schools" ((in 278 reviews)); "No benefits unless you want your entire paycheck to go towards the benefit plan they offer." ((in 86 reviews)); "No training for Special Needs." ((in 32 reviews)); "Poor communication and support" ((in 24 reviews)); "To much work for the bad salary" ((in 21 reviews))

What are the top reviewed ESS locations?

Cherry Hill , Philadelphia , Jacksonville , Savannah , Elizabeth , Portland , Frisco , Denton , Newark , Atlantic City , Toms River , Little Rock , New Brunswick , Union , Roanoke , Chattanooga , Houston , Englewood , Piscataway , Camden , Hampton , Dallas , Hillsboro , Tampa , Edison , Jersey City , Woodbridge , Burlington , Lehi , Orem

ESS reviews

3.7

65% would recommend to a friend

(1,482 total reviews)

Buddy Helton

60% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Senior management

3.1

Career opportunities

2.7

Compensation and benefits

ESS has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 1,482 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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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

1.0

Oct 24, 2024

Don’t work for corporate

Account manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is a great company for schools to partner with

Cons

It is a horrible company to work for. They have no sense of training, if you fail to do something one time they will put you on a PIP and fire you. They deny any type of promotion unless you are a POC. They care more about diversity than experience and knowledge. They will put you in situations to fail on their own doing then blame you to save the upper management. Oh and the pay is trash. They refuse to higher anyone below a bachelors degree and won’t pay over 45k unless you are POC. Don’t work in corporate. They will tell you your salary at 40hrs and expect 60/70 hour work weeks.

ESS Response

1y

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.

1.0

Oct 23, 2024

This is garbage

Substitute teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There are literally no pros to this company. Nothing good.

Cons

Terrible employees that don’t answer your question then you get gaslit and it’s your responsibility to look up things when it’s not. Theae people at this sham of a company are literally being paid to do it and they refuse to do it. If your school district hires them; run the other direction. They’re unprofessional, they don’t answer emails, and they just send you to go contact somebody else if you have a problem. I would never wish my worst enemy be employed by them; they’re that bad.

ESS Response

1y

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.

2.0

Oct 9, 2024

Not Great

Substitute teacher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility, students, teachers, hours are good

Cons

Bad training that you aren’t paid for. Use of personal email which isnt appropriate. Passive aggressive emails from management. Everything wrong with the outsourcing of such an important role. School administrators are awful, feel so bad for the students and teachers every shift I take.

ESS Response

1y

We’re sorry to hear that you are not completely satisfied with your experience while employed with us. We are constantly working to make improvements to better our company whenever possible. Thanks for taking the time to give us your feedback.

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