Jodi Eia
map-marker Simpsonville, South Carolina

I called an talk to someone but was hung up on

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was on hold an no response
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Josh w Mwu
map-marker Bristol, England

Josh w

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2 weeks not been paid nobody replying to messages or answering phones payroll tellung mevnot even on payroll then my bank details are wrong but no one has asked foe them then told i have payment of £28 when ive worked 24hours then because i couldnt work till 10.30 its against law as im 17 they finished me but still waiting for payment
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Melissa B Sbq
map-marker Baton Rouge, Louisiana

***

Total *** Expects you to wait on unemployment until work is available again, then provides the unemployment office with deliberately false information to avoid paying taxes on each claim. Pay week is not congruent with the state’s definition of a pay week (Sunday-Saturday) and refuses to cooperate as far as verifying worked hours in order to file a claim accurately. Total ***
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Pros:
  • Some of my coworkers
  • Working
Cons:
  • Not having my communications returned and being blown off
  • Disorganization
  • Treatment
Reason of review:
Work Experience or Job Application
Lariah Whu
map-marker Chicago, Illinois

Note to CEO: Train your recruiters how to hide their RACISM

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I returned a call to Manpower Recruiter "MD" regarding an application for a fulltime order entry job at a very popular chocolate factory (think school fundraisers) near Midway airport. I live on the northside and wasn't thrilled by the commute but needed a job asap.

I only use my first initial on my resume because ethnic-sounding names don't get callbacks but "L" does. I called the # left on my vm and when "MD" answered I introduced myself by "Ms. (last name)" and explained the reason why I was calling. He asked my first name and I told him.

The phone line immediately went dead (RED FLAG #1). I thought the call dropped and re-dialed the number; two rings and rejected/sent to vm. I thought this must be a job scammer because no reputable recruiter/company would act in such a rude manner. I googled the company #, reviewed my visual vm caller ID.

They were similar so I called the # in my phone & a woman answered/mumbling something like I was calling her house. I asked "Is this Manpower?" She said yes and verified that "MD" did work there and was sitting at his desk. "MD" takes over the call, never once apologizing for clearly hanging up on me 2x or trying to fix it (common courtesy) and call me back (RED FLAG #2). He goes through the motions, asking how my previous job skills relate to the job he's recruiting for.

I have my BA & 21 YRS experience so that was a no-brainer. I reiterated his vm to me, stating they are supposedly holding interviews the next day because the assignment started the following week and I wanted to meet as soon as possible. Even though I'm probably overqualified, "MD" said he would share my information with the client and there was no need to meet. He said the interview would be over the phone and the decision would be made then.

I interjected "you're saying I don't have to meet with YOU/THE AGENCY or THE CLIENT but could be hired over the phone just like that?" (RED FLAG #3). The only time that has happened was the agency was out of state but that wasn't the case. The entire ordeal left me feeling so awkward and insulted. "MD" was so brazen with his blatant disrespect for African-Americans it made me think maybe Manpower doesn't like/hire black people.

It wouldn't be the first time a client told a recruiter "NO minorities or NO women".

I'm not stupid, Chicago (& pretty much everywhere else) can be extremely prejudice towards minorities, women, certain religions, etc. I just didn't expect a employer/company to be so open with their dislike of another ethnicity.

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Poor customer service
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Guest

WOW! What a miserable exprerience. I'm sorry that happened to you.

Cynthia L Akp
map-marker Independence, Missouri

No concern for Manpower employee

I became an employee of Manpower July 2nd 2018 to October 26th 2018 at their Onsite location at 3M in Eden Prairie, MN during that time I reported to 3 Manpower staff members. The last 2 were not concerned about my well-being when I came forward to address some important work issues. 1. Inappropriate Supervisor/ employee relations 2. Repetive Work schedules 3. Attendence/ breaks/lunch 4. Retaliation
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Steve L Jck
map-marker Gaithersburg, Maryland

Resolved: Unappreciative SOBs

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Updated by user May 28, 2018

locally

Original review May 27, 2018
I temped at Westat through Manpower for a warehouse job. Originally there were 12 people sent over, most of them lazy and on phone all day and coming in 2 3 days a week and charging. The gig was supposed to last 3 months but they ended up keeping me and one other for 1.5 years. I was told I was the best the managers ever seen. Manpower said they appreciated my excellent work and representing Manpower. However, they never returned my calls and constantly blew me off. So, another job exactly the same as Westat, close to where I live, paid more. I applied, expecting I'd easily be hired, but my application was declined. I was also very interested in graphic design work from the very beginning and constantly expressed that. However, I noticed a couple of design jobs very close to where I live but I got no calls. As far as I am concerned, Manpower doesn't care at all about their contractors. Also, I was never told they have insurance and that I had vacation time, which I lost. I deserve respect. Not at Manpower.
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Pros:
  • Westat -- where manpower sent me
  • Westat
Cons:
  • Not having my communications returned and being blown off
Reason of review:
Work Experience or Job Application
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Guest

"Respect" has nothing to do with it. The term is "business" of which there are two types : ethical and unethical.

I can't really tell from your complaint which is which because you provided very little background information but lots of bitterness. You have been steadily employed by a temp service for 1-1/2 years and are complaining ? What "calls" did they not return ?

How does your association with Manpower relate to obtaining a dedicated position at some company or another ? If Manpower liked you, they wouldn't be in a hurry to see you hire off to someone who could be paying Manpower instead ...

Paul M Aqr

What an absolute farcical company

Applied for a job with eon through this company , was contacted and told they are no longer recruiting for the role , when I told them that the job is still on their website and doesn’t close for another two days , they then told me I don’t live in the postcode areas that the job is for which is L1 to L28 and L34 to L39 , I found this strange as I live in L31 ???? Also this is not stipulated on the job advert what a farcical company manpower is , a true non professional outfit laughable
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Jemari Ycx

Password reset

The person on the phone helped me reset my password really great!
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Anonymous
map-marker Burlington, Iowa

Failure to pay employees

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After working there for 3 weeks, being told they pay every week, still no pay! They said a check was mailed for the first week.

Then when it wasn't received they said it was going to the paycard that they issue. After week two and still no pay they don't seem to have any answers. They said there was a glitch in the system that it should be there by midnight. Midnight came and went still nothing.

Their next answer was oh it'll be in the next couple of days then.

Once again they came and went and still no pay! So at this point lawyers will become involved!!!!!!!!!

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Guest

Doesn't seem like anyone responds too the REVIEWS. COMPLAINTS etc. Try working for Sovereign, Randstad, so many better temp to hire agencys

Anonymous

Man power sucks

Man power put me to work at a plastic recycling place that was down the street to me now only was I treated like *** down there, But I end up losing my job cause the company had a point system The time clock never worked right half the time, The people and there was times I was late through no fault of my own due a train and the company actually pointed me out cause I would not go to their stupid ball game cause I had to go pick up my mom from rehab and I do not even have no interest in ball games I had to take a day off due to having the diarrhea and they I was told used my points up and could not work there and man power said since I was terminated I can not work for them again ever man power sucks !!!

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Anonymous
map-marker Midland, Texas

Work No Pay

This is going on the 2nd week where I have not gotten payed.They claim that it was a problem with there computer. Tell it to my bill collectors.
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Anonymous

False Information

I had a recent very disheartening experience with Manpower, I had been working through another staffing agency at an assignment that had end, when it ended, I applied for unemployment, (as many do) everything was fine, until we got to Manpowers portion, I had worked an assignment through Manpower in previous months, (the UIA goes back 5 calendar quarters) Manpower reported to the UIA that I did not contact them when my assignment ended. I contacted Manpower the very same day that I was informed and followed up asking for a new assignment within hours. I continue to try to correct this, with little help from Manpower, this has now gone on for 12 weeks, again, with no help at all, even though my local office is well aware that they were notified. I asked for something in writing, possibly a letter, confirming my notification that my assignment ended and was told that they could not do that. Why, they knew they were contacted, who are they covering? I was asking for a very simple letter stating that they had been notified and was denied that. After 12 weeks, I am still asking for help. Now, please keep in mind, my local Manpower office is very unprofessional, I recently walked into again,ask for help, one of the staffing agents was busy collecting money for one of her on-line garage sale items, while the other was busy snacking and perusing facebook. It is no wonder to me that they can't keep associates.
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Anonymous

Terrible management /payroll

For the last 2 months i have not been paid. Management said i will be mailed a check. Payroll said they never got time sheets. Which i know i gave it to Blanca in the Terrell Tx office personally and she never turned it in. Been going round and round with them and still no pay
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Guest

I was not paid by Manpower as well. I was to be paid on 8/31/2018.

They said they didn't see my time sheet but I only use one site(fieldglass) to put in my time sheet and although I have heard of others not being paid I had never had a problem prior to this incident. With that being said I called the office and associate care and was told that they would be sending my check through Money Gram on 8/31/2018. They lied to me over and over every time I called. I waited and waited.

Called associate care every two hours I called the Manpower office and spoke to Chandler who told me that he confirmed my hours and I would receive my check. I was told so many things but the bottom line is that they lied to me. And it is unacceptable. I will be seeking legal representation whether I get my check out not because they left me stranded with no money to buy food or even get around the whole weekend.

Holiday weekend at that.

Anyone interested in talking to my attorney please reply back and I will send you the information. I have an appointment with my attorney on 9/4/2018.

No Qzt

Time Waster

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tl;dr - Maze of broken and byzantine web forms between you and actually applying for your job, and you can't enter the maze until you go to an in-person "interview".

My local office seemed pleasant enough, though perhaps somewhat unprofessional even by my own low standards, but for a very simple job I was asked to sign up to not one but two separate online application sites, both of which demanded I include my past seven years' worth of residency, employment, and education information. The position required a federal background check, which would apparently be compared against one of these two accounts I was to sign up for...what the other one was for, and why the information could not be migrated, I don't know.

I also don't know why this exact information with "NO GAPS", capitalization repeatedly in signup forms, needed to be entered when it was just going to be revealed on the background check I had already agreed on anyways.

Despite signing up through Indeed, and specifically using Indeed's application form rather than an external application form, it was a bait-and-switch - I drove an hour each way to talk to someone, take a short competency test, and have them ask me to sign up for their temp agency, key in all of the information they already had access to via Indeed, and twice at that, essentially doing not just pointless, easily-automated middlework, but also middlework which should have been the duty of the agency, and then return home and see if I ever heard from them again. What's the point of a temp agency, from a job-seeking perspective, if it ends up being more time and work just to "get in the system" of the agency than it would to apply directly?

However, their signup forms were so broken and glitchy that I "timed out" while doing a normal completion and was sent home to try at home. The glitches continued, and no real advice was offered on followup - however, I continued to receive nagging calls and emails from the office about completing my "time-sensitive" application through both of these broken, unnecessary, and unprofessional web forms.

All this, as I finally realized, merely to submit my initial application to the company offering the position.

If anyone reads this, it's probably already too late and you've already let this company waste your time, but if not, be sure not to. I'd advise any other temp agency, or even cold-calling CEOs at random, over applying through Manpower.

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Preferred solution: Actually process applicant information like an actual temp company.

Christopher B Pnx
map-marker Lincoln, Nebraska

Manpower Needs To Teach Its Employees Compassion

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Several months ago I had taken some assessments and did very well, and so I was scheduled for an interview with a very good company.

The day of the interview my blood sugar had plummeted so dangerously low that I was put into a deep sleep and ended up not waking up until late that afternoon about three hours after my interview was supposed to have taken place.

When I tried to explain what happened to the manager of your location in Lincoln, Nebraska, I was met with a cold wall of silence and basically banned from ever being placed in a job through Manpower ever again, despite the fact that I had a medical condition that I nearly died from the day I missed my interview.

Your company has a drug policy where if you test positive you can come back six months later and try again, and yet I was banned for missing one interview due to a valid diabetic condition that nearly killed me.

Your managers need to be taught empathy and compassion, because I was treated like a piece of ***

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