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Updated Feb 6, 2023

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Found 148 of over 153 reviews
2.1
21% Recommend to a Friend
22% Approve of CEO

Found 148 of over 153 reviews

2.1
21%
Recommend to a Friend
22%
Approve of CEO
Labor Smart CEO Ryan Schadel (no image)
Ryan Schadel
124 Ratings

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Pros
  • "The people are good and smart and are capable of figuring things out without anyone's full support.(in 12 reviews)
  • "You are recognized for accomplishments and as a Branch Manager get alot of flexibility to run your office as your own.(in 5 reviews)
  • "Our management is competent enough that it sets a culture of excellence, which brings out the best in everyone.(in 5 reviews)
  • "Motivated company with some amazing growth opportunities and goals.(in 4 reviews)
  • "fun team(in 4 reviews)
Cons
  • "When you take a salary, they force you to work 48 hours but only pay you for 40 of them and expect you to work 80+ hours!(in 8 reviews)
  • "Long hours and lots of driving(in 5 reviews)
  • "No training and lots of hours and weekends.(in 4 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Awesome

    Feb 6, 2023 - Laborer in Knoxville, TN
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Friendly, good pay, fun jobs

    Cons

    Temp agency, not a lot of permanent jobs

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  2. 2.0
    Former Employee

    The supervisors won't let us leave

    Nov 15, 2022 - Customer Service Representative in Powder Springs, GA
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    The starting pay offer was better than others I've been to in the same industry.

    Cons

    We are all expected to do overtime work and no one can escape it. The supervisors won't let us leave the office if they need you to work overtime. That's just crazy ridiculous! It felt like the management thinks we're in kindergarten and we can't make our own decisions!

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  4. 1.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    Terrible Work Culture

    Oct 8, 2022 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    They used to offer growth opportunities to their employees, but it stopped happening after a while. It wasn't very pleasant.

    Cons

    The work culture was terrible. A diverse set of people worked here, and all of them a lot of attitude and ego issues. You had to be careful about what you said, as people offended quickly. If they did, they became very rude and disrespectful.

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  5. 2.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    Disheartening

    Jul 13, 2022 - Manager 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    A quite, though a bit too much so, office to allow you to work done. But that quietness will be disturbed once the CEO enters the office.

    Cons

    The CEO will verbally drag you through the mud in front of other employees for any misstep and had a judgmental ego that was only matched by his stubborn nature. The manner in which interns were used as if they were paper towels, completely transient and disposable was disheartening. Almost disheartening as to how to low they were paying the employees.

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  6. 1.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    Mismanagement from the CEO

    Aug 5, 2022 - Customer Service Representative 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Every tier of leadership (barring the CEO), were extremely open to new ideas, constructive criticism, and questions. Any concerns were listened to and addressed as best as they could be.

    Cons

    Extremely mismanagement from the CEO. Other than CEO, there were a few other cons (which primarily stem from his decisions and management). Not a real 401k, not great upward mobility, raises rarely happens and do not keep up with the cost of living. Employees were perpetually over-worked and on-call without appropriate compensation.

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  7. 2.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    You are nothing more than a robot

    Jul 6, 2022 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Not many, for the most part the people I worked with on a day to day basis were great.

    Cons

    Do not work for this company if you never want to have a separation of home life from work as well as being told one thing by a part of management only to be gaslighted when you question it and put on action plans if your numbers are not perfect. You are nothing more than a number and robot.

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  8. 1.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Terribly Run Company

    Aug 1, 2022 - Recruiter 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    None. There aren't any good reasons to work for this company. They do not stand behind you when the client discriminates against you.

    Cons

    This place is essentially a nursing home with a recruiting function. As a recruiter, I spin my wheels all day long hoping to get lucky. Next to no work-life balance unless you count the 5 minutes everyone waits for the bosses to leave the office to follow suit. Pay is below market for the location's recruiting agencies.

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  9. 4.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    great

    May 26, 2022 - District Manager 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    great, competitive , intelligent, fun, hard work

    Cons

    unorganized, competitive, loose, small, pay

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  10. 1.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    You need to do what they pay you for

    Jun 22, 2022 - Recruiter 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    I made the best decision which was to leave. My life wasn't going anywhere anymore so I needed to step up and make the decision.

    Cons

    My time here caused me a lot of health issues, and the management couldn't care less. They need you to do what they pay you for no matter what it takes. That means working long hours without taking enough rest in between until I couldn't take the exhaustion any longer.

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  11. 2.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Stressed and underpaid

    Apr 11, 2022 - Customer Service Representative 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    The work atmosphere is often saved by the high level of cooperation and camaraderie among the employees.

    Cons

    Employees who work in this company are both stressed and underpaid. The stress is from the high-pressure, fast-paced work environment. The management likes to push employees to their limits, even when they reach unhealthy levels of stress. The pay is really low and just awful when compared to other companies in the industry. I don't recommend working here unless you have no other choice.

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Labor Smart has an overall rating of 2.1 out of 5, based on over 153 reviews left anonymously by employees. 21% of employees would recommend working at Labor Smart to a friend and 23% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Labor Smart employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Labor Smart. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

21% of Labor Smart employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Labor Smart 2.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.1 for culture and values and 2.1 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Labor Smart to be benefits, culture, career development and the cons to be work life balance, management, compensation.

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