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Kelly Services (formerly Kelly Girls) is run by a bunch of bigoted, sexists idiots. A man doesn't have much of a chance of getting hired there; if you're over 55 FORGET it. I wonder how many times they have been sued for discrimination. Anyone know? They are rude, crude, obnoxious & pathological liars. Unless you are white, female & under 25 w/o a disability you don't have a chance with these clowns.

The branch where I am the people are very pleasant, however, they are not very informative. You have to constantly call and ask questions. They do not offer the information on their own accord. I happened to stumble upon the website. You would think that this is informatiion they would relay to you at your initial orientation among other things such as discounts, and courses that you can take-at least mention it. I was aware of any of this until I stumbled upon the website. When I contacted my branch about it, they didn't have a whole lot to offer other than giving me a password to get connected. If I wouldn't have stumbled upon it myself, I would never have known. I found out that other employees in my area have had the same issue. Again, the people there are pleasant. But that is about it.

I also was disappointed to find out that I have worked all of these hours and do not qualify for the next holiday pay because the hours start over at the beginning of each fiscal year and not from the date you start. So all of the hours I worked from the middle of last year are a wash because they do not roll over into the next year. Companies that I have worked for in the past, each individual's year starts and ends depending on when they were hired. However, Kelly's website does not explain this. It only states that you have to have had worked a certain amount of hours immediately preceeding the holiday you qualify for. It does not state that your hours elapse at the end of the fiscal year and you have to start from scratch.

Kelly Services is one of the worst employment agencies around. They jerk you around, playing games. They're totally smug and downright rude when you call in your availability. In fact, I got so sick and tired of calling in my availability on the phone and practically getting my head bitten off (I got so intimidated) that I now do it by email. There are so many thing's I have to say about Kelly; unfortunately, I don't think I'm going to be allowed to enter the number of keystrokes. However, if anyone wants to reach me to hear more, my email is DPO263@yahoo.com. And just for the record, I was laid off from my last perm job, I was NOT fired; plus, I have excellent job skills.

Boo!! What's wrong Kelly Services, you can't hire a all American guy? Boo!!

I got my current job through Kelly Services. I had had 2 previous assignments in quick succession after being hired only a week. They were pretty good about keeping me working. I was in a real jam and needed permanent employment, the 3rd position offered to me by Kelly ended up being a permanent position for me. I am grateful...lol

Kelly Services did what they were supposed to do. I received an assignment at the corporation I wished to be employed by, they paid me for three months, and then I was hired by the Corporation. I ended up making much more money than Kelly paid me after transition, and actually recieved holiday pay, sick leave, stock options, etc. They're good if you want to get your foot in the door. Of course, it all depends on who you end up working for.

At my last job I met a delightful fellow worker who said she was impressed with my work habits, and so put in a positive word about me to a Kelly worker she commuted with. The Kelly person seemed at that time interested in having me come in to register with them when my seasonal assignment ended. I was looking forward to this, having already e-mailed the Kelly woman and receiving a positive reply. However, when my assignment actually ended and I tried to make an appointment with Kelly and this person, I was sent a short e-mail saying basically "Don't call us, we'll call you"; not even allowing me to come in and register with them as I had been led to believe would surely happen. A complete change of attitude.

I had a terrible experience with the staff at our local office. Very rude and snobby employees.

We have Kelly Services over here and they did give me a couple of really good assignments - the last one they gave me led onto being a permanent member of staff at a higher grade. This job is the most safest as well as its government. I have found one thing with agencies though, you have to constantly phone them to make sure that they do not forget you and sometimes they will try to give you the worst job ever - and you don't have a lot of rights as an agency worker either. But Kelly's were one of the most effective that I used.