Randstad reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(5,892 total reviews)

Sander Van t Noordende

69% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Randstad has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 5,892 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Randstad employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Recursos humanos industry (3.8 stars).

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6K reviews
1.0
Jun 26, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Good team , good benefits

Cons

The manager fails to see value in her employees. She has had re-build her entire team as people have left the Kitchener Engineering office. Takes employees hard work for granted and pay is below average. Biased management, the manager always favored certain employees over others and it clearly showed. Pay was horrible also, Randstad pays much lower than the competitors and their commission structure is not good either. It is almost like living on minimum wages.

1.0
Apr 5, 2017

Avoid avoid avoid

Recommend
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Pros

The office is in a good location Good share scheme to buy into

Cons

Complete psychopaths that work on whatever jobs they want and just lie to your face Very petty culture and nobody at management level can make a decision. Zero atmosphere in the office and an insidious culture. The majority of people are there for a visa and of the ones that aren't, probably 90% are only there as wouldn't last elsewhere. - as a result it's THE most mediocre environment known to man. Senior management are clueless and promote whoevers face fits to the point that it's almost embarrassing hearing some of the help they give out. Staff turnover is very high (and they then stopped reporting those figures on the monthly report) Inconsistent branding - they claim social responsibility yet work with tobacco companies

2.0
Mar 16, 2017

Is it worth it?

Recommend
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Pros

-Well developed training program (though not everyone has access to this when they start) -Above average benefits package (health, medical, dental, many care days, vacation plan, stock options) -Opportunity to make money if you are willing to stick around for a minimum of 2-3 years. If you do make it beyond then, you can make decent money. Until you pass that threshold, prepare to live below the poverty line in Toronto.

Cons

-No work life balance. Management does not encourage work/life balance. The team is encouraged to guilt others when they do take time off. -"Frat boy" corporate culture. Very much a "boys club." Lots of partying, competition, drama, and politics as a regular part of the culture. This is encouraged from the top down. -Some managers are better than others. They have their strengths - there is not a single manager in Toronto Head Office that is equally balanced as a business and people manager. -High-stress culture. Prepare to sacrifice your mental/physical health for the exhausting demands of the job - or supplement with extensive partying and drugs (which is why there is so much of it amongst the team). -Lots of favoritism from management. Account Managers are viewed as the highest class - and if you're not an Account Manager, you're treated as less than. -Very KPI-driven environment. This can be positive for some, negative for others - just know what you're getting into. -Incredibly high turnover due to the above reasons. "Revolving door" is a term commonly used at Randstad.

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