Payroll problems - Software Developer TEKsystems Employee Review

1.0
22 Jan 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Other than being a recruiting firm, nothing to recommend.

Cons

Working two contracts simultaneously, Teksystem's inept payroll department would miss processing whichever was approved last. Every week I had to try to get it corrected. I'm still fighting with them over missing payroll, and the last correction had incorrect deductions. There are little to no benefits. The insurance is expensive and didn't cover most of our medical, so I wound up not even using it and getting insurance from the Exchange (full price). The 401k offered is pointless, with no match. No paid days off. No contact with the recruiter other than a perfunctory email every 3-6 months. They didn't even find me the contract - I did, and gave it to them because I had to find a recruiting firm since the company does not contract directly.

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5.0
11 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great environment and leadership overall, they invest on your training

Cons

Switching offices is very difficult, you need seniority

3.0
23 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Decent pay to start. - Account manager is responsive, engaging, and a serious advocate for you and your contract. - Gain access to Udemy Business to build more skills.

Cons

- The benefits suck. - High recruiter turnover with highly variable experience trying to work with them-- some are good, most are not. - Once you are placed, you will be promised regular meetings and then never hear from the recruiter again. - Trying to find a new contract if you are unhappy with your current placement is nearly impossible and I don't believe they are incentivized to help you move at all. - You have to manually request a raise and depending on how you negotiated your contract, you may or may not have the ability to receive one. - There is a cap to how much they will pay you for the contract so even if you work that position 4 years, once you hit that cap you are stuck. I originally submitted my resume with TekSystems when I had finished my degree and never heard back. Many years later, I was approached on LinkedIn by a TekSystems recruiter for a position and he had no idea I was in the system previously. Working with him was good, and I did get the position. Then I never heard from him again and I've had 4 or 5 different recruiters whose names I could not tell you if I tried since then. There's supposed to be monthly calls, they never happen.

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