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Snider-Blake Personnel

Snider-Blake Personnel is a staffing agency. My review is based upon my experience from an internal position as a staffing coordinator.

Pros

-Meeting new people
-Gaining experience performing drug tests and background checks
-Small staff and company which makes it easy to know everyone
-Close to the Westland Flea Market

Cons

Briefly:
*Dirty office with no attempts at cleaning
*Obsolete technology and software
*Poor pay
*VERY few days off
*Will always find a reason to dock salary (not sure if legal)
*Expensive health insurance
*Disregard for employees by upper management/owners despite having met most of their employees face to face.
*Understaffed (you will be responsible for too much)
*Rarely time for a lunch or a break.
*Negative energy environment.

-Office looks and feels like it's VERY shady. Upon entrance into the building for my interview I thought I was in the wrong place. There's mold on the ceiling tiles, dirty carpets, the walls are not even entirely painted, and very dirty bathrooms.

-Old equipment/technology. For time keeping Snider-Blake utilizes Winstar. No other company uses this as it is solely owned by Snider Blake. Winstar was being used in the late 90s early 2000s. It is 2015 as I'm writing this...The company owners see no need to invest money in efficient systems. They also currently utilize Eempact for inputting applications which will frequently lock users out and crash because the company did not want to buy enough licenses for users.

-Compensation is ridiculous. Regardless if you have a 4 year degree or a master's you start at 26K. This would be fine if there were opportunity for growth. There is NO OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH. Someone must quit or get fired from Snider Blake in order to move up in the company.

-"Benefits"- You are given 5 days off your first year, 10 for second year, and so on. That's it. Doesn't matter if you're salary. If you miss a day because you're sick and you're on salary Snider-Blake will do everything within it's power to dock your pay. This does include if you bring in a doctor's note. 

-They have health insurance which is $150/month at the cheapest...which is nearly half of one check if you're just starting.

-Owners don't care about their employees. Since it's a small company I've met the owner and regional manager. They are genuinely sociable and agreeable as human beings but care nothing for their employees. Despite having millions of dollars Snider Blake will not compensate adequately, offer AFFORDABLE health care, or paid time off. Meanwhile they take trips to Las Vegas for no reason and pay themselves for it.

-Rarely get time for a lunch.

-Understaffed. There are 3 staffing coordinators, a manager, and hundreds of calls. 

-Gossip and consistent complaining which makes the environment negative.

I would not recommend working here. I should have recognized the red flag which was that when I started all the staffing coordinators were looking for new jobs (they'd been there less than 3 months).

I worked in a Snider-Blake office for a relatively short time. The office is poorly micro-managed by a wonderful woman that is nice, outgoing, and understanding,  and has been with the company for over 15 years but surprisingly did not know how to help with the work load. A manager needs to learn the office work before employing individuals who have not worked in this environment before, such as myself. I was hired and feel that I was set up for failure. The other recruiters were pressured to train instead of personal one on one training with the manager for a few weeks how I am traditionally used to. Recruiters were able to answer my questions but with the added workload, I can see how it would be difficult and sometimes cumbersome to try and train someone new with several questions over and over.  Recruiters were much younger than myself, which I understand now how someone of my age would not work in this office. It is fast paced, unbalanced work load, and no direction is given from the manager on effective methods to balance the work load evenly. The equipment the office used was out of date and caused issues in my training as well although I personally am not up to par with computers. I would like to hope that anyone who is older seeking an office position takes this review and avoids this company. This is not an entry level industry.There is no advancement in the company since it is very small. Great experience seeing the other side of how hiring works, but would not recommend to anyone who has no prior experience or degree.

I applied for a job to Campbells warehouse through SniderBlake and was told I would be working 8 hour shifts. Second shift 3pm to 12am Monday through Friday.

 The day I am suppose to start working I get a call at 8am asking why I wasn't at work? I told the man on the phone I was told I go to work at 3:15pm for my first day. He said I needed to be there are 3:15 then and that was the end of that conversation.

I show up to work and the first day was fine. This feels like a good fit for me. No issues with anyone in the factory and it seemed like an ok environment. The second day I find out from the management there I was going to be expected to work 10+ hour shifts and also work some Saturdays and even Sundays. I was not told this at all before I started the job and the only reason I found out about it in the first place was overhearing the conversation. This is a very big problem because it is a deception. People should be told from the first interview with Snider Blake the hours they will be expected to work. I would not have been interested otherwise.

Another problem with the company is they expect you to work your first few hours for free in order to pay for your background check. Not sure how this is legal? It sure shouldn't be!

I don't recommend applying with this agency. I didn't even get past the application. The reason for that is during their very long application, I flipped to the page that says they charge almost $50 every time they put you on a new assignment! that's ridiculous! I'm signed up with over 20 agencies and nobody charges per assignment! that's crazy! Then where I signed in I guess they put my phone number in some program where you get text about job alerts. And one of them shows what a dirty company they are. I got a text from them going out to anybody who's on assignment saying you have to come to their office and gave the address immediately or you will not be paid this week if you don't fill out this new health form! that's illegal! I'm glad I didn't finish applying with them. I definitely don't want to work for a company like that. they sound like a place that would charge you for the air you breathe when you walked in the room if they could

It really depends on how busy your office is and whether you’re in a peak or slow season. During peak periods, the workload can become quite intense, with long hours—early mornings starting as early as 5:45 a.m. and evenings that can stretch close to 7 p.m. The level of stress can also vary depending on what roles you’re recruiting for.

People can be demanding at times, but that pressure is usually temporary and tied to peak season demands.

Outside of peak periods, the pace tends to slow down a bit and becomes much more manageable, which helps balance out the busier times. As you spend more time in the role, you start to understand your office’s patterns and your clients’ cycles, making it easier to anticipate when things will ramp up or ease off.

Overall, it’s a solid place to begin your professional journey and gain hands-on experience. You’ll be exposed to a variety of situations—some challenging, but valuable for growth—and the team is generally supportive, with coworkers who are helpful and easy to work with.

The time that I worked for them my paycheck and other workers paycheck was missing hours. The staff was unprofessional they were talking about applicant after they left in front of other applicants. To the point were I had to speak up and tell them that's unprofessional. Also, a drug testing charge was deducted from out paycheck but we were never given a drug test, and once I complained about them not telling me about the fee and that they charged me for a service that I didn't receive. They told me that I was informed and that now I have to come and tale the mouth swab since they didn't do it. This shows that they are not following proper procedure and they are not drug testing their employees but instead taking the money out of their checks. They company that they sent me too was disgusting the break room and locker room was disgusting.

What is the best part of working at the company?
The best and only part is that that Temp Agency finds you a job fast 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
It wasn't so much the temp agency , it was the job they assigned me to. First off they didn't tell me how far the drive was to work, it took me an hour into work and 2 hours to get home because of traffic 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I worked in a warehouse loading and unloading trailers. The warehouse was dirty, there were pallets down everywhere full of product, the culture was mostly Hispanic and most of them didn't understand English, and most of all, no one uses the horns on their forklifts and nothing gets done about it. I had way too many close calls them.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It was very frustrating and not worth the money

What a joke! Was hired on as a part-time fill-in, no job security, not reputable AT ALL! An embarrassment of a career choice. The location I was hired on to, I never met the 'boss', the staff member who was 'training' me was clearly not qualified for the position she held. Just a low-class organization. I opted to resign from the position, then was immediately terminated by co-worker via email. I wish I had known prior what type of environment and culture this place held before wasting my time. The lady that I was set to work with explained how the clients were "bipolar" and "we send felons even if we are not supposed to"...just a negative and untrustworthy environment all the way around! She suggested to me that I carry a knife for protection from potential employees. They definitely need a location overhaul; manager, workers, office, culture, regulations and rules!

Not an overall bad experience at first. I went to their office, applied, did some testing, and was sent to a local DHL distribution center. I was on time all scheduled shifts, did as instructed, and followed company directives. Worked for just under two weeks, then received a text message stating that my "assignment had been terminated", no explanation was offered. I observed the full-time sorters on my way to and from breaks, and I am absolutely certain that I was performing the job as well as most, so I cannot accept that it was due to lack of production. The only reason that I can think of is the possibility that Snider-Blake is 'churning' employees through DHL in order to collect the $50 background check fee that they charge out of your first two checks...

I would not refer any one I know to work for them a total waste of time. I needed a letter filled out to keep my health insurance I waited 9 months for Snider Blake never to respond I am a 65 year old person and I work for them and they seem not to care about the situation so I definitely would never refer them to anyone else they have you sitting waiting in the lobby when there is no one there they are very good for giving you information having you to waste time and gas to show up at the office only to get there to tell you that the assignment has been cancelled I have tried over a very long. Of time to see some better man in this company I'm sorry there isn't it

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Warehouse worker 24 salaries reported	$16.33 per hour
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Site manager 94 salaries reported	$21.06 per hour
Forklift operator 71 salaries reported	$18.96 per hour

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