Kelly reviews

3.6

70% would recommend to a friend

(6,841 total reviews)
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Chris Layden

80% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Kelly has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 6,841 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kelly 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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7K reviews
2.0
Jan 4, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Working from home is great, you get to use their equipment and also get paid weekly. There’s also a 90 day bonus.

Cons

No benefits, no holiday pay even if you work on the holidays until you’ve been there long enough. No maternity leave.

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Kelly Response
8y
Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. We take it seriously. Your feedback is helpful as we continually evaluate ways to improve. ~The Kelly Services team
2.0
Dec 28, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Ability to work from home Pay was decent Great team members Decent virtual environment Promoted from within Continued skill training Fun contest, socializing is permitted, fun work-at-home environment

Cons

Reduced pay by $1.00 per hour when relocating to a state where the cost of living is considered lower. Went from making $16.50 per hour to $15.50 per hour and was told it was not because of my individual performance Scheduling changes happen without notice, often with 24 hours notice No actual benefits, hard to qualify for holiday pay Constant equpiment and software issues, no pay or information about unemployment when out of work waiting on new equipment to be shipped Communication is very poor with upper management and staffing Massive lay-offs. Laid-off 300 people with an hours notice, this happens at least 2 times a year No quarterly or annual pay increases, stunted growth In the state of Arizona, it is a law that they pay you for earned vacation and PTO. They do not want to pay you for it and take over a week to respond to your inquiry about it being included in your final check

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Kelly Response
8y
Thank you for taking the time to provide such detailed feedback. We want each employee to be treated with dignity and respect. We take your concerns and advice very seriously and continually strive to do better. Your feedback is very helpful to support leadership in their efforts to grow and guide employees. ~The Kelly Services team
1.0
Sep 15, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-work from home -weekly pay -beats being homeless

Cons

-Unprofessional management with little to no experience in the positions they oversee. -Daily tech support issues either with the company provided hardware OR the employee software and guess what, you don't get paid for their mistakes. That's right! If their hardware or software fails to perform, you are not pay protected like most other jobs are. -No benefits until nine months. -Favoritism towards day shift agents by having nearly 1,000 agents staffed and only a 35% utilization, but overnights is 90-100% utilization, with 20+ chats waiting. -Constantly compared to day shift agents and asked why we perform differently on overnights than the agents do on day shift. Ummm, day shift is SEVERELY overstaffed and overnights is is SEVERELY understaffed. We work twice as hard as day shift, and given the time changes, we have a MUCH more diverse client base on overnights (most international and every country has different policies to follow vs day shift is mostly North America, with very modernized and much better policies to follow). -Taking two chat at once is bad enough. These people pay hundreds of dollars for their one Apple device and they don't even get the respect of a person giving them their full and undivided attention. Now blackout is coming around and you are making that even worse by making us take three chats at a time. You CLEARLY have never worked this position and it is highly offensive to put your loyal customers and employees through such a disrespectful and money hungry experience. -Surveys are opinion based, not fact based, and can affect your employment. Even if you do everything by the book and with an excellent level of professionalism, if a customer doesn't like the answer, they can give you a crap survey and that can ruin your metrics.

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