Express Employment Professionals reviews

Each office is an independently owned and operated franchise so most are owned by crude businessmen who care about dollars more than employees or the people that use the staffing services. Because each is a small business, they offer little to no benefits, and they expect you to work anywhere from 45-55 hours per week. They offer little to no training, because the training programs that they have you do independently online, have nothing to do with the day to day operations of the office. The work environment inside the office was very toxic, where tattle tailing on your co-workers was rewarded by the francaise owner and called being a "team player" Outside of the way the businesses are run, the type of people that come to Express for employment are largely people who have trouble finding work elsewhere because of criminal records, poor work history, lack of skills, unreliability, and poor work ethic. In the 2 years I worked there I was yelled at, had clipboards and pens thrown in my face, was threatened with violence, and on my last week there, a guy told me he hopes my mom dies over the phone. Many of the people that would come into the office and we would hook up with good jobs, we would later see on the news or in the paper that they had been arrested for theft, burglary, assault, and even murder. These are not people you want to work with.

There's a lot more emphasis placed on sales than I was originally lead on. They discussed how hectic and busy the work can get, and you can never really know until you start but this is something else entirely. There needs to be two of you to get everything done on time and the work requires constant multitasking. You're basically at the mercy of the associates and the clients, which can be frustrating, and there's a plethora of mistakes to be made. I honestly would not recommend this job if you have issues with anxiety - it's not impossible, but the environment is just not ideal. Luckily our office leaves on time everyday, but I end up having to take work home a lot. You almost feel as though you have to make your whole life about Express. I can see how many of the people who came before me did not last longer than a year or so. Also PTO is not great, you have to put in several years before you get more than 5 days.