Is Kelly a good company to work for?

Kelly has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 9,300 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 6% over the last 12 months. 70% of employees would recommend working at Kelly to a friend and 60% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Kelly have been left by employees working as Data Entry , Consultant and Data Entry Clerk .

Does Kelly pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Kelly employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Kelly. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Kelly?

70% of Kelly employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Kelly 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Kelly?

Substitute Teacher (531) , Recruiter (271) , Customer Service Representative (213) , Administrative Assistant (108) , Interpreter (102) , Technical Support (83) , Technical Support Representative (73) , Consultant (63) , Lab Technician (61) , Account Executive (51) , Senior Recruiter (46) , Contractor (44) , Tech Support (42) , Technical Support Advisor (41) , Staffing Supervisor (40)

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

"Pay was good for me at the time of 15.00 and then 15.50 when I moved over to Mac support" ((in 599 reviews)); "Work from home advantage is good" ((in 483 reviews)); "I like the flexability of working from home when sick and the people I work with are great" ((in 234 reviews)); "The training was great and the pay was ok considering it is a temp agency." ((in 165 reviews)); "If you're looking for teaching experience and flexible hours or full" ((in 124 reviews))

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

"No benefits for the first year so pregnant women only get 2 weeks off after having a baby." ((in 467 reviews)); "Poor management and zero knowledge of managerial responsibility" ((in 263 reviews)); "The salary is low and at the time recruiters used to work from 9 am to 8 pm without overtime pay." ((in 115 reviews)); "Poor communication: Town Halls where leadership talks at us and reads from prepared statements." ((in 88 reviews)); "Manager no raise rude extra" ((in 77 reviews))

What are employees saying about Kelly layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Kelly layoffs and their outlook for job security at Kelly in 2026.

What Kelly locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Longmont , Plaquemine , Clearwater , Fargo , Albuquerque , Gaithersburg , Schaumburg , Gulfport , Salt Lake City , Newport News

Kelly reviews

3.6

70% would recommend to a friend

(6,841 total reviews)

Chris Layden

80% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Compensation and benefits

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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Reviews by job title

7K reviews

4.0

Sep 21, 2008

Accounting

Financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility and understanding. The convenience of working when and where you want with large companies to add to your resume.

Cons

no benefits and you can go from company to company daily.

4.0

Sep 12, 2008

Satifactory

Engineering recruiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There's flexibility in my job. Work life balance, my managers understand that I have other obligations, duties and enjoy activities outside of work. For the most part I am able to come in early or leave later just so I can be able to take care of responsibilities at home and my manager understands that. Opportunity to work in other divisions, locations and to support different clients.

Cons

The logo is recognized ONLY as a "temporary" staffing agency, so people always think that my job itself is temporary. As a staffing person we're always supposed to be talking or networking, so it would be nice to have our cell phone and internent service paid for. Also, having access to a laptop to work from home is GREAT, it allows for me to check emails and do work from home. I think this is something every recruiter who's had a proven successful track record should all have access to this technology. Recruiting has changed dramatically since 10 years ago. Nowadays we're more likely to find someone online than in person.

5.0

Sep 9, 2008

An old company becoming younger.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good ethics and expanded company. Company is over 60 years old and was oldfashioned and stodgy for a long time. New managment, new strategic plan, and new culture. Lots of speed now and many opportunities for people with new ideas. Most of the world's biggest companies are customers, so lots of cool projects to work on.

Cons

Employment is currently in decline in US and Western Europe. So, staffing is declining in sales now in many countries. Recessions really beat on sales. While being updated, a lot of the IT infrastructure is out date. Living in Michigan in the Winter can be depressing.

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