pimped out by Adecco - Software Engineer II Adecco Employee Review

4.0
27 Nov 2014
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Pros

They hired me. I am an "older" tech worker. They are willing to hire Engineers who are not in the prime age group of 20 - 27. Yay! Hourly - you don't get told to come in on weekends unless you are getting 1.5x time. If you get in the right place, you will enjoy your job even if you are underpaid.

Cons

I'm really working for HP. But HP outsources a lot of work locally. They play the various contracting agencies off one another to get engineers at the lowest price. So HP gets what they pay for in the end. No real benefits. They are offered but not worth the price. Very weird working in an environment where you are considered a second class citizen (not Adecco's fault).

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Cons

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Pros

Onboarding for new hires was smooth

Cons

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