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I was a Substitute Coordinator, and the job was very clear cut. I would reach out to subs to fill positions that schools needed for the day. I would also help schools with finding long-term subs for vacancies. I would reach out to subs with feedback and keep contact with the principals or the secretaries at the school both through email and over the phone. I learned a lot about the specifics of what the qualifications were, the steps to getting a sub cert, and the fingerprinting process. I do not recommend working for this company in this position though. You are required to check and respond to work emails outside of normal working hours, and you are reprimanded if you do not do so. You do not get paid for this time, nor do you get to make up the time later either. If a principal calls you at 10pm at night, you are required to answer or respond in some way or another. After I started working there, I was told that I would help out with onboarding on occasion when the onboarding coordinator was too busy and needed help, this turned into me doing the onboarding orientation (an hour and a half long) along with the drug testing EVERY TIME, every week Monday to Thrusday. It transitioned from what was supposed to be me helping out just when it was needed to me being expected to do it.  For the record, during the school year when school is in session we worked 6am to 2pm. Onboarding always took place at 12pm and would finish usually around 1:30/1:45pm. This was an hour and a half to an hour and forty-five minutes out of my day that I wouldn't be accessible for my schools to reach me if they needed assistance with something. When the other coordinators were out of the office for various reasons, most of the time I would have to take care of their designated schools. It was supposed to be split between the manager and me, but I would go from emailing 15 schools every morning and being the sole contact for 15 schools to being the sole contact for 32 schools and emailing 32 schools about their specific needs for the day. Which wouldn't have been an issue if it was just for one day, but this would go on for a full business week at a time, usually once a month. This would lead to EXTREME burn out and I would go home to continue working for an hour after I got home, all off the clock because you are not allowed to work overtime. HR doesn't care about reports that they get from individuals about the office environment. Apparently, one of my coworkers made a report that they had an issue with me and that I was creating a negative work environment, which I had no idea that there were any issues as my HR rep didn't do anything with the report that they received from my coworker. She didn't email me, reach out, or try to have a conversation with me to discuss what my coworker was feeling. I really feel like the HR department failed me as an employee when I worked there because they didn't care enough to try to have a conversation with me or my coworker about their claim. They just took the claim that my coworker apparently made and ran with it, painting me as an awful person. I still do not know what the coworker said, because when I tried asking questions when they were firing me, they refused to give me any details or explanation as to why I was being let go. I was told that my emergency situation I faced for about two weeks wasn't a legitimate reason to take time out of the office, whereas my coworker could take an entire day off to have a pool party for her children, or take three days off to do finals. I don't recommend you work in this office if you do not have children, because you will be treated as a second class citizen with any of your personal issues and be told that your issues weren't legitimate enough to warrant a day off request. I was told that I had to be there accessible every day from 6am to 2pm when school is in session, but all of the days I took off out of the office, excluding the day I was told I may have to put my cat down (because I was in literal hysterics and couldn't stop sobbing every second), I took off on days that school wasn't in session. I only took two days off in the 7 months I was there, both were approved by management at least a week in advance, if not more. Ultimately, they said it was because there wasn't enough work to keep the office fully staffed, but then also claimed it was because of "attendance and performance", but when I asked about specifics they couldn't give me an answer. They even bluntly told me "We can not go through every instance with everyone we have these conversations with". They didn't even give me a single instance about either when I asked, just refusing to answer but they "pride themselves on transparency".  Also, they conveniently fired me a week after I made a complaint, in what was supposed to be an anonymous meeting, that we don't get paid to work outside of normal working hours even though it is required. I can not emphasize enough how much I do not recommend that you work for this company. They do not care about the people that work for them. They will overwork you, make you work overtime outside of normal working hours and not compensate you, and they will not appreciate the work that you do for them. 

I worked at Penmac for 5 1/2 years. Looking back, out of the 4 temp agencies I've been with, it ties for 1st. That being said...

PROS being able to find work quickly, and flexibility.
The flexibility worked very well for me, putting myself through college, since if your job doesn't cooperate with school scheduling, you can give your 2 day's notice and find something that does. After all, you aren't likely to be there more than a few months anyway, thanks to the assignment being seasonal or short-term.

CONS (to be fair, most of this applies to the other agencies as well)
-poor communication, they frequently forget to tell you where to go, and once even neglected to tell me not to come in the next day (position had been filled by someone else)
-lies and misinformation; they usually don't know who you actually report to, or what the environment will be. They think they do, but they don't.
---I've had 2 jobs where I asked them if it would be outside, and was told no, and had to borrow sunscreen from people to avoid death by sunburn (I'm a ginger)
---"you'll be hired after 90 days" ALWAYS turned out to be a lie. ALWAYS.
---I've had 2 jobs where the client was very happy with my work, but I was, according to Penmac, "let go for poor work performance"
-no opportunity advancement
-no benefits or grace period, no sick days (unless you can arrange them with the client directly)
-when push comes to shove, they bend over backwards for the client, and don't consider your situation at all, you are simply the grease to make "the machine" work
-coworkers are usually good people, but when they aren't, there's no recourse for you

Sometimes they will send you to the wrong place. Then your going to walk into class rooms where the kids know they can do whatever they want. If you turn in a true statement of how bad it was in class and what could have been done to improve the problems; your "end of day report" will be sent back so that you can refill it out. They don't want any written record of problems and they don't want to hear about them either. 
In Short, you know how in a Penmac interview you could  say something like 
you: "I'm an engineer with a background in thermodynamics,I'm a member of Mensa, I just taught my parakeet how to do algebra. "
Interviewer: really? here take this "prove it" test.
you: yeah, but Me knowing Microsoft Suite has nothing to do with my ability's.  
interviewer: so you don't want a job!?
you: I mean ill take the test. Then you take it and do poorly and they wright down "fail" and your washing carburetors in a factory forever cause its cheaper to have you hired by Penmac then to be actually hired by the company. . 
if you ever actually stand up for yourself and say no I don't want that job they act like their offended.  They say things like "I'm just exited to help get people to work but if you don't want a job we will give you a call". Your then on the naughty list. That same culture exist right across the street in the education part of Penmac. you can be a para and do better. the turn over is super high for a reason people. THINK ABOUT IT!

This review isn't nothing about this company but instead penmac/pencrack in Bolivar MO. Unless your friends with someone who works in the office or related to them and or someone that one of there friends know etc,you will only be sent to the crummy and low paying jobs. Most of the places they send you have nothing but kids or drug heads or ex cons working there. They sent me to pennington seed to work,after a couple of months of working with the tweeker drugies they had there I was getting tired of it. One day when I went on break and went outside the forman over my dept was outside smoking a crack pipe. This was the last straw for me. I called the office in Bolivar and told them what happen and why I was leaving in detail and as well informed a few people at pennington seed. They said no problem they would help me find something else and would check into things. The next week me and my wife went to the office in Bolivar,they complained that I walked off the job without telling anyone and that they couldn't help me no more etc etc which was all BS they were informed of everthing beforehand. In short they did nothing but lie and didn't check into anything like they should of. The drug test they do is nothing but a joke and anything else they do. You can tell that by the places they send you and who they want you to work around. And most these low paying crummy places they send you to are unsafe and in the long run will cheat you. Penmac/pencrack in Bolivar is nothing but a joke. Beware !

 I've worked plenty of jobs through Penmac when I needed work fast. Most are temp to hire within a year, so I'll give it that. Every now and then you'll find something semi-decent, but most of the time you'll end up with one of the worst jobs you've ever had. It's not how physically demanding these jobs are so much as how dangerous they are. I have no idea how they get around OSHA with the working conditions you're going to be working in. As a contractor, you'll be doing the grunt labor no one else wants to do and despite the fact that they're technically paying 18-20 buck an hour for your labor, you'll still be receiving minimum wage after Penmac takes their cut. I also wouldn't take to heart the job description Penmac will give you before they send you out. Most of my jobs were a completely different story than what I was told when I arrived, so be ready for things like random hours, being on call every day and having campaigns end at any time.

 Penmac seems to be a last resort when you're in a financial pinch or you're a felon and have no other options. Just remember, they have a high turnover rate and bunch of desperate people lined up behind you for a quick paycheck... you are expendable.

I am an accounting manager at a construction site working on a multi milion dollar project.  I was laid off earlier this year from my employer of 3 years.  Although getting laid off is not fun to go thru now looking back it was probably one of the best things that happened to me.  Compared to the company I was at before and now working through Penmac, I was able to be placed at a job site that in my opinion is a great fit. I used to dread going to work now I actually look forward to it.  

I saw the posting online, applied and was immediately contacted by a Penmac manager. Within a week I was scheduled for an interview and was offered the position shortly after that.  

The office staff have been extremely nice and helpful and kept me well informed during the entire interview to hire process.  

In my current position I am in management and being trusted with a lot more responsibility than I ever would have had I still been at my former employer being just one of the worker bees.  I appreciate that the staff at Penmac saw the skills and abilities that I had and provided me the opportunity to get into the position I am in now.

So far so good and I look forward to the years to come.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The amount of trainning received before you can advance onto the next level. This tells me that the company is willing to invest in each employee in order to give them the opportunity to become the best version  of themselves, and for me...That means the world.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The difference in Penmac's policy & procedure as opposed to which ever company you are placed at and their policies & procedures is sometimes a combination for misunderstandings.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Fast paced and must be very accurate.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Clock in, go straight to your station and relieve previous shift. If your station has any controls that need to be done before production can start, do them. Make sure you have all necessary materials and packaging (if not, go order them). Start and run your station to the best of your ability. There are two 10 minute breaks and a 30 minute break. Do not be late coming back from any of the 3. Clean up toward the end of your shift, restck materials for next shift (if you can) and wait to be relieved from the next shift. That's it basically.

A typical day at Caterpillar while I was employed by Penmac would be start work at 7 we would have a team meeting every morning telling us how our entertainment was and how our production was the previous day. While I worked there I learned how to get things done fast but very still get our numbers done when needed. I learned that no job is a single person job you never worry about yourself, putting others safety and well being in front of trying to get things done fast just to get home. My co-workers were friendly to me and showed me the ropes around the place as soon as I started I couldn't of asked for better co-workers I was around them more than my fiancée and son I considered them all family. The hardest part of the job was when you have to fix the machine or printer by yourself because we are supposed to learn how to do things by ourselves for just in case our crew leader is busy. I enjoyed earning things in our company I got the award leader of the pack 3 out of the 6 months I worked for Caterpillar and I also enjoyed earning my certificates. I earned my fork lift license, crane operator.

I worked as a substitute teacher and as a full time high school English Teacher for 2 years in Arizona before relocating to Missouri.  I loved it and the pay was acceptable.  We used Aesop, had paid training and the substitutes were valued and always the same faces.  The process of onboarding with Penmac Education was like a huge slap in the face.  I was shocked as I was forced to submit to a urinalysis and an orientation with around 12 other people as a pre-employment requirement.  At that point it was obvious that this was a recruitment center turning out substitute teachers like a high volume machine.  This began to make sense as time rolled on and a realized that the schools have a disproportionate number of blue haired leftist liberal overweight Karins proudly donning face masks and scowling at you for not toeing the line.  Maybe I have an attitude problem because I value my freedom more than I value their life. Definitely not worth what amounts to $10/hr when you can get work.  Needless to say my son is now homeschooled.

The culture in every school building is different. You can sub at one school where teachers leave excellent lesson plans, administrators welcome you with open arms, and school staff treat you with dignity. The next day, you can sub at a different school (same district) and the teachers in the building won't even talk to you, staff especially the secretary, treat you like gum on the bottom of their shoe, and administrators act like you are worthless or incompetent. Days like this can make you question why you even bother to sub when you are left feeling unappreciated even though you may have bailed the teachers/admin out of a jam that day. The pay is terrible. You don't get any leave or benefits. Some Penmac staff in the education dept can be really helpful. Others are not nice and also treat you like you are less than just because you choose to sub instead of getting a "real" job. Also, their office has constant turn over and some of the time they have no idea what is actually going on in these school buildings. Subs deserve benefits and most of all respect!

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