Greed pushes ethics to the back burner - Staffing Manager Robert Half Employee Review

1.0
8 Dec 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Decent hours. Can't actually think of any other pros.

Cons

I was a "staffing manager." High-pressure work environment. Greed all around. I was told by my direct manager "you need to learn how to lie to people, just tell them what they want to hear" and "if they aren't giving you what you want, just hang up and move on -- these people are a dime a dozen." OfficeTeam has the highest markup of any of its competitors -- so the clients overpay, and the temps are underpaid. They won't let anyone temp for them at these low rates until the job seeker ponies up the names and phone numbers of three past managers -- under the guise of a "reference check" (after a few bogus questions about your work performance, somehow the conversation miraculously morphs into a sales call about what projects your ex-manager could use some help on and how OfficeTeam are just the ones to "help out"). The prestigious address in downtown Orlando comes with a hefty price tag for parking -- and that comes out of your pocket.

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5.0
19 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Diverse clients and projects to work on

Cons

Lack of growth and mobility

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Robert Half Response
3d
Thank you for your 5-star review and for sharing your experience. We're glad to hear you've enjoyed working with a variety of clients and projects. We also appreciate your feedback regarding growth and mobility opportunities and will continue looking for ways to support our employees' career development.
3.0
25 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Hybrid, Good benefits/PTO, offered “competitions” for gift cards, cares about employees

Cons

As a recruiting manager, I felt that the pay structure was interesting with the base pay being a “draw” - meaning that you base salary is essentially commission paid to you in advance. So if you have some slow months, it rolls over and works yourself into a hole. I think it would be a better structure if it reset every month.

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