Vaco reviews

Vaco prides itself on diversity and friendly and untiring culture. The culture may be that internally with contractors. I can assure you that the culture is tone deaf and there’s little to no room on the client side for “culture” if they hate you, they hate you and that’s basically it… you’re doomed. Vaco will do nothing to keep you as an employee. I understand that this is how it is in the contracting world, but the account managers should know when they have a problem client, in this case, it was Roku, they should try to do what they can to keep that contractor employed. Merely 2 months into the contract I was severely injured in a freak accident and rushing to get back to work remotely, Vaco terminated the contract. No warnings, no nothing. They do not care about their employees. They are just human capital.

-Recruiters intentionally misstate hours over the phone. Get them in writing. -Shifts are 4a-1:30p; 11a-8:30p; and 7p-4:30a. -Schedule is four days on, two days off, so you will not have normal weekends. -You do not get holidays off, and there is no compensation for holiday work. -The company did not properly withhold taxes for many employees in 2017. -Managers are inexperienced and it shows. -Vaco only cares about keeping contracts with Google, not employees. The company tagline is "Onshore Services at Offshore Prices." -Clients get offshore prices because Vaco offers employees poor benefits: a HDHP plan is about $225/month, whereas a traditional co-pay plan is about $650/month. -There is no 401(k) match, and no HSA. There is a 401(k) with poor options and high fees. -Vaco employees are not allowed to talk to Googlers without manager permission. -If you talk to a Googler about a project without the permission/supervision of your Vaco manager, you will be scolded and potentially punished. -Vaco's managers only want subservience. They targeted one colleague who spoke out and put him on a performance improvement plan. -Managers do a poor job of communicating and send passive-aggressive follow-ups when employees don't understand. -Management solicits anonymous questions for all-hands meetings, but does not address ongoing issues, or punishes people they suspect have raised concerns. -Morale is consistently low, and most roles are dead-end jobs.