Adecco

Adecco is cold, unaccommodating, and stingy. This company neither knows nor cares about the people it hires. At no time will you, as a contractor, feel that Adecco values or appreciates you as a resource, even though you are its «product». Exception: if you have a birthday while working for them, you’ll get 2 – 3 fun-​size candy bars and a card. Aside from that, you won’t be met with a smile, a «yes», a «maybe» or a hint of willingness to work with you on anything in any interaction you have with them.
Adecco banks heavily on the few clients it has. They shove people who are not a good fit (due to lack of interest or technical skill) into a given job en masse to make their business customers happy. I’ve seen people hired for computer-​intensive desk jobs who weren’t familiar with using computers at all, which can’t be good for the business client. If a person is a good performer but doesn’t like the job, the message is: too bad, so sad, go to another employment agency, we don’t care. If the person is a good performer and likes the job, well all they have is enjoyment of the job and a baby carrot of an incentive of maybe, just maybe, a real job someday. If one person in the hired group missteps, everyone in the group receives a condescending, finger-​waving nastygram. They promote contractors feeling «less than» and couldn’t appear to care less about morale if they tried.
Adecco’s wages and benefits are cheap, meager, and exploitative. No paid leave. You receive a small amount of unpaid leave to use. Insurance costs are comparable to COBRA. The wages (especially considering clients’ considerable assets) are indefensibly low. They are below the proposed federal minimum wage; there’s no way you’ll be able to make ends meet in this town with a job through Adecco alone. You’ll need a second job — but good luck getting one, because Adecco will not work with you in any way, shape or form to help you work things out. Adecco demands a lot more from people than what it gives.
You will never see a person who works directly for Adecco (e.g., works in Adecco administration) smile. They look like the unhappiest, most beleaguered bunch of sadsacks you’ve ever seen. Says something about their culture. I’ve seen healthier cultures in Petri dishes.
Business clients: keep the impact of Adecco’s treatment of people in mind — their culture affects YOUR culture. Walk through your hallways — you can tell where Adecco is and where it isn’t. If you do business with a company that treats its resources as shabbily as Adecco does, it doesn’t reflect well on you either. Word of mouth means something these days, given *ahem* the power, permanence and speed of social media.

It looks like many potential employees didn’t have a good time with this agency, so I want to clarify before I start my review: I eventually turned town their offer, and therefore, I do not possess any knowledge about how they process your paycheck or divide the payment from clients.
However, I would like to give this agency five stars, because of the kind consideration showed by their their recruiting agent Benjamin Stephens. I am an attorney in California. One day I saw a project posted by Adecco to be performed in Texas, so I submitted my resume for consideration. Ten minutes later I received an email from Ben, who immediately set up a time on the same afternoon to talk with me over the phone and go over my resume. Ben was very courteous and professional over the phone, and patiently answered all of my questions regarding the upcoming project. Two days later I received another phone call from Ben that I was placed on the project.
Even though Ben’s work could have ended at that point, he went the extra miles to make sure that the project was worth of my travel. So before I booked my flight ticket, Ben confirmed again with the client about the length of the project, and it turned out that the client unexpectedly cut the project duration from a month to a week. Ben immediately called me back to inform me of the latest change with the project duration, after which I decided to turn down their offer.
But for Ben’s kind consideration and incredible sense of responsibility, the project would have incurred so much expense for me that couldn’t be paid back with my expected earning. I am so very grateful for Ben’s kindness. For those who are not happy with Adecco, I strongly recommend Ben as your future agent.

This is the worst employment agency. If you are a seasoned professional, please do not waste your time dealing with this office. The recruiter I dealt with was very unprofessional, never followed up on anything pertaining to me without my having to send multiple emails (at least three or more) on any given issue. The final straw was after my assignment ended, the recruiter had the audacity to leave a voicemail message that was everything BUT appropriate on my home phone. As I was speaking the recruiter tried to ‘talk over me” as if she were street trash trying to pick a fight. I simply told her she was rude, immature, and extremely unprofessional. The location of this office (The Arboretum) is proof that even in the «best» parts of town, one still finds TRASH.

If I could rate Adecco with ½ star I would. They are the most unprofessional organization I have every dealt with, and after over 30 years working in the business world, I think it speaks volumes about what your experience will be working, or trying to get work through them. First, what they pay YOU, and what the company that you work for is paying is disparaging! What a scam! You can expect about ½ of what they are paying them, if you’re lucky. Fortunately for me, the company they assigned me to is great to work for. They are professional, appreciative and gracious. When I told my boss what I was being paid she was astounded.
I was hesitant to take the position, but like many people in the workforce today, I just plain needed a job! After I agreed to take the job, and the lousy wage they were offering I received several offers for $ 2 & $ 3 more per hour. I stayed, and am finishing the assignment because along with professionalism, I roll with a high level of integrity. Shame on me!
One of my co-​workers from a previous job took a position at an esteemed Austin ‘fruit’ company through Adecco, and had problems just getting her paycheck. I was to begin work for the same company after interviewing twice and receiving a call stating that I was approved for the job, but didn’t get the position due to problems with my credit. Sad thing is, I had to call them to find out, after they told me I was in the clear. It would have been professional and considerate to call me, but I heard nothing from them. The cherry on top was the fact that I left two messages for the hiring coordinator for the position, but you guessed it… never got a call back. What a jerk.
After starting the short term position I am working now I remembered my friends’ story about her missing check. I thought, «certainly, that was an isolated situation». Think again. I waited until the following Friday after submitting my first weeks hours and checked my bank account. Zero dineros. Go figure! I had to call their office to hear that my check was there instead of being auto deposited, since I signed up for auto deposit 2 months before starting the position. Not a phone call. Not an ounce of consideration for me, their employee. Not a professional bone in their bodies.
If you don’t mind working for a company that definately does not have your back & doesn’t give a damn if you get paid or not, I suggest Adecco. If you, like me, see reviews on Unilocal,Glassdoor and other places online with no response to other reviews that are deplorable, and NOT ONE POSITIVE REVIEW, I suggest Adecco.
If you like getting paid for the work you do, and like to feel appreciated for your efforts, I would reccommend Ultimate Staffing. They are awesome.