Pros
They paid me on-time, they had an automated process for me entering in my hours per week, and they did not interfere with Bose's desires for my services (I was a consultant for Bose paid through Randstad).
Cons
When I started, I was given the impression that I was a consultant, not a Randstad employee - and thus not eligible for employee perks like vacation days or paid sick leave. NEVER during the time I worked for Randstad was I asked if I wanted to use any accrued paid sick leave. I had very little contact with Randstad during the 2.5 years I worked with Bose. I was, for all intents and purposes, an ideal employee for Randstad. I caused no troubles, and brought in a LOT of money from my contract. However, I was so little valued that they only paid me 2 days of vacation for the 2.5 years I worked for Bose. I managed to dis-qualify myself for getting paid vacation days for most of my tenure. Turns out that the fine print in the employment contract with Randstad said I had to bill a full week's hours for some number of weeks before a holiday (7 weeks?) to get that day's holiday pay. If I billed less than that number of hours ANYTIME in those previous weeks, then I forfeited the vacation day's pay. Also, they did not even care enough to let me know I had NEVER used any paid sick leave I accrued (about 156 hours, or roughly $20,000 at my billing rate). When I was finishing up an assignment that netted Randstad over $100,000 in billing fees, and asked for my accrued sick days, they were somehow unable to answer any questions I had until I was no longer officially working for Bose - and so, by law, they did not have to pay me anything. Was that delay on purpose? I don't know. I feel that they took that paid sick leave from me. I fell that they glossed over paid sick leave for me when I started. I was never showed how I could access this paid sick leave benefit. And when I asked about taking my paid sick leave - I received no answer until after my contract with Bose was closed (conveniently releasing Randstad from any obligation to pay me paid sick leave under Massachusetts law) Do I feel they cheated me? Not legally. But I sure do feel like they screwed me over. Work for them, just don't believe that they have your best interests at heart. My contract accounted for almost $750,000 over 2.5 years - and they did not take great care of me. How well do you think they will take care of you?