Good first job, but leave as soon as you can - Software Engineer Brooksource Employee Review

3.0
Sep 24, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

- Easy interview process. Will hire you if you're competent, without requiring you to know useless leetcode problems - Recruiters and others are easy to reach out to

Cons

- lowball on pay - Delaying conversion, and promotion after the year mark, even though they promise it when hiring

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Brooksource Response
8mo
Thank you for taking the time to share your honest and thoughtful feedback. Although we are disappointed to hear of your negative experiences, we are encouraged by your kind words and points of improvement. Here at Brooksource , we strive to break the stigmas associated with our industry by using a relationship-focused approach to managing our consultants. This includes providing our consultants with six recognized holidays, the hosting of culture-building events, access to medical benefits, and even the ability to participate in our 401(k) program. However, as you mentioned, we still need to be better at sharing the testimonials and success stories of our consultants on our social media. We appreciate your insights and will use them to better target our consultant experience efforts moving forward. If you have any additional feedback or suggested improvements, please email us at success@eightelevengroup.com as we are always trying to better ourselves and the experiences we offer.

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5.0
Jun 5, 2026
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Pros

Great company to work for.

Cons

Great company and people, and resources.

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Brooksource Response
2d
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback! At Brooksource, we strive to better the lives of our consultants, so we appreciate any feedback we can use to address the needs of our organization. If you have any additional feedback or suggested improvements, please email us at success@eightelevengroup.com as we are always trying to better the experiences we offer.
3.0
Jun 9, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

This company relies on growth from within, so if they see potential in you, they will help you get to that next level. There is always a huge support system around you at all times.

Cons

The amount of support can quickly turn into micromanaging, and promoting from within is great until you start protecting those who earned their title sheerly through tenure or a 'good ol' boy' system. Also, the pay is abysmal. They pay you the absolute minimum in salary and the rest is based off of commission, so even the best reps can lose everything on a clients whim, going from making almost $200K a year to $30K in the blink of an eye. They say they have protections in place for that but that's only for the people who earn the company millions of dollars for 4 consecutive years. Also, there really is no such time as a work/life balance here. They throw parties to make you think you do, but if you are out on PTO you will still be judged by your KPI's while you were out, and they expect you to pick up the phone, regardless of if you are on vacation or at your grandfathers funeral. "Still gotta keep you numbers up!"

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