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Staff Zone

The work load is unreasonable as a branch manager, 2 weeks in a row with 2 days off before the next 2 week cycle begins. Long hours, if you don’t have enough van drivers or your office manager is out, expect to work from 5am to at least 5 pm which with the turnover rate this company has, it’s gonna happen more often than not.  Nepotism runs the branch with general managers family members progressing before anyone else, their family members mistakes can and will be blamed on you. Work/life balance and benefits are not there. I’ve never worked with a company that had such a low amount of pto, high deductible insurance, etc. expect to take a lot of abuse if you go to staff zone from both the temporary work force and full time staff. If you express any dissatisfaction with the work load, etc expect to be told to quit. If you put if your two weeks notice, you’re out the door asap, I personally saw that happen 2-3 times during my time at staff zone. Branch managers do not get a company card but are regularly expected to purchase lunches for the clients, misc supplies for the office and supply’s for staffzones contests out of their own pocket, it is reimbursable but who can afford to have a portion of their paycheck tied up every single week?? You do get money included in your paycheck to account for your gas however you are driving your personal vehicle, racking up the mileage and the gas stipend is set in stone and was regularly below the amount I would actually spend on gas. The bonuses are nice when attainable. I love the portion of the job where I genuinely tried to help the work force get food and clothing however this was not supported by staffzone, it was a personal goal for myself. In my opinion staff zone views their staff as easily replaceable, they do not value loyalty or longevity even when it would ultimately benefit them. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Absolutely nothing you are treated poorly disrespected and sometimes you don't even get to go to work when you go to work because they pick and choose who they want to send out even if they're not good workers and no one's working for this company because they want to because the jobs enjoyable they do it because it's a last resort so when you don't get to go get sent out for work for the day imagine what these people are facing when I'm facing and the repercussion of not getting to work

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The most stressful part is wondering if you're going to get to go to work wondering if you're going to be able to pay your bills and rents at the end of the week are you going to have to find a new place to live or be on the streets

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Horrible disrespected not cared about talk down to their employees sometimes they don't even care if you have water on 100° day outside work

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
A typical day is doing the most grunt horrible work for the littlest pay doing jobs and nobody else will do because being in the situation we have no other choice by the time you get on the bus to go home it's 7:00 at night and you don't even eat dinner because you're so exhausted and I was a personal trainer and top 40 classes a week and was never that tired but you have to be at 4:00 a.m. to be there at 5:15 a.m. to get to work or not get to work if they choose you or don't

A few months back I was given the opportunity to open up a new Staff Zone location as the Branch Manager. This position works cohesively with the Sales Managers. While they are bringing in the sales it will be your job to focus on recruiting and all operations behind the branch until you are able to bring on an Office Manager. 

 It truly is an amazing opportunity to position yourself to help others in troublesome times, whether they are in between jobs, out of work completely, or even coming straight from prison. 

It is a challenging position that will require you to push yourself to the limits. It requires much  time and your mornings typically begin around 5:00 AM. 

Upper Management has always been there for us and keep an open door policy. This company sets you up for success. You just have to be willing to put in the blood and sweat to get there.

I would recommend Staff Zone to all who desire a work culture that is oriented around teamwork and results based on your performance. 
                         You get what you put in!!!

What is the best part of working at the company?
Same day pay. You get a check each day instead of weekly or biweekly.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Very drama filled work offices. You may get "physically threatened" in some cases, because they hire a lot of drunks and drug users who may show up still drunk or high for literally..one days pay. They seem to keep these daily wages low to cater to this very low salary demographic. Some of these "potential employees" show up drunk, high or just beligerant and argue with the staff over low paying tickets or various other similar unprofessional reasons. Staff Zone seems to purposely target this "troubled" demographic.. for cheap labor & low wage exploitation. So they're offices often reflect a sort of jailhouse mentality and behavior..mixed in with staff workers who seem tired of this daily routine...and act more like frustrated prison guards..than staff workers.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Caotic at best. Youd have to be there to understand.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Long waiting process, crowded, usually poor urban & low salary demographic.

An average day at Staff Zone starts off at 5am.  We must arrive at Staff Zone by that time to go out to work.  We are dispatched in groups of 2, 3, 4, and 5.  It all depends on how many people the job calls for.  So, even though you show up to work by 5am you may not leave the office until well after 6am.  Then you travel to the actual job site.  We are usually working by 7am-7:30am.  We usually only get 8hours a day.  So, you off work by 4:30pm.  However, you have to travel all the way back to the office to get paid for the day, so you have to sit and wait for all the people who made it to the office before you to get paid. Then, you get paid a check. Usually you will walk out of the office sometime after 5:30pm. So, now you have to cash your check. Which means that you have spent atleast 13 hours of your day to make roughly $50. Which is why they get a 2 star rating. You can make as much money at McDonalds even though alot of the work you are doing at Staff Zone is either skilled or working in environments that deal with you working in the sun or in hazardous conditions.

A typical day at staff zone is all about preparation, and travel. However, once the day has really began to go by, you realize that, work wasn’t as hard as it seemed. However, the experience has taught me structure, balance, persistence; those are the things that gets you in your zone, and aid in helping you maintain in that zone. I would say that the hardest part about the job is the bad weather days. Nevertheless, the most enjoyable part about working for staff zone is the relatable staff, and the respect level is at an all time high. And what I believe I learned is  that there is pride in hard work, and honest living. I also learned that having a positive attitude is key in providing an excellent service. The work place culture is mainly filled with hard working men and women; who all recognize that we all need each other to make the day safe and successful.

Day labor. Pay could be better but it's not too bad considering what it is. Good and reliable workers will always be given an assignment. The office staff are great but don't try to take advantage, they are used to dealing with a rough crowd and will come back swinging. They will match your energy so you basically decide how you're going to get treated. Be extra cautious of being too trusting of your fellow Staff Zone coworkers. A lot of them are always on the hunt for new people who display signs of weakness or gullibility to take advantage of.a  There also are some pretty amazing employees there as well. I recommend Staff Zone should you want to go into day labor. They're a good one to have on your side when you're in a bind. 

I think staff zone is excellent for non skilled workers in the Raleigh area, as for skilled workers the pay is below what other agencies pay their skilled workers, leaving one to believe that the management is not trying let people who have trades advancement financially. The other thing is alot of times the job does not entail what one was originally sent there for example if im a carpenter, how does filling sand bags add up to being a carpenter.( This really did happen to me.) Also mileage is not paid according to the miles often travelled to a job site.For example if i have to drive from Raleigh to chapel hill and transport another individual, how is 8 dollars in gas fair for a round trip? In closing im told that other offices around the country treat their people like they care, but here in Raleigh you get under paid, over worked, lied too and cheated.Thats my review many will confirm this if truth be told.

The workdays started as early as 5:00am and would be off work by 3:00pm which worked well because I still had the rest of my day to get errands completed. When working nightshift the hours were longer usually 6pm to 6am which was ok because I was able to collect more hours and still had my mornings to get other things done. The jobs ere never to difficult and kept me busy which allowed the workday to go by smoother and faster. The co-workers were ok to work with as long as everyone came to get the job done and worked diligently. I do not agree with the pay rate. I think the work was more vigorous and work conditions were harder than other jobs which should have allowed for better pay. Pay was disbursed at minimal wages. The better part of the job was the flexibility. If I couldn't work I just didn't sign in that day and I would not be penalized if I had other obligations to attend to.

I started as an office manager (collections and various other positions). I was promoted to a branch manager. I guess I didn’t understand just be seen and not heard. To be a puppet for the managers. The training was limited to none. You are not suppose to ask questions or give suggestions. Just do as you are told. Don’t forget the General Manager and Area Manager are disrespectful and a joke.  They both do not have your back. Neither will support you.  Gossiping about you and others in front of other employees. It was a stressful environment. The company itself has great values. But should weed out some bad apples. More support and training would have been wonderful. Creating a training department would be great! 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Outside sales representative 3 salaries reported	$80,833 per year
Shuttle driver 16 salaries reported	$675 per week
Van driver 8 salaries reported	$14.06 per hour
Office manager 39 salaries reported	$40,513 per year
Laborer 8 salaries reported	$16.34 per hour

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