The Midtown Group They are Greedy Liars and 100% phoney Chicago Illinois

I agree with hates being lied to that Midtown is a dishonest company. Do not work for this company! If you are a potential client please stay away. I am a seasoned staffing professional and worked for The Midtown Group at their DC office for close to a year as a permanent staff member. They hire most of their internal staff on a contingent basis so they can get away without having to pay benefits or decent commissions. This company has lost so many good people it is ridiculous! I watched about 7 people leave in the short time I was there. The Midtown Group had only about 23 employees so losing even a couple staff members is a huge blow. The Midtown Group finds anyway to cut corners so they can reduce their overhead. They monitor exempt employee's time and take away vacation hours/hard earned bonuses if someone shows up late a couple times, despite being a solid producer. They also operated in Chicago without a business license. In addition, they lie about being a small business so that they can get contracting preferences on local government business. They also pay some of their recruiters well below the going rate for the position and geographic region.

The Midtown Group also makes false statements in the Washingtonian's Great Places to Work 2007 article. They made reference that they give away free DC parking to all of their employees. This is complete lie and 100% untrue statement. In fact, not even the internal staff is given free parking. You have to setup a monthly contract with the parking management company at 900 7th street garage. As far as temp employees are concerned The Midtown Group would not typically pay for their parking because this would cut into The Midtown Group's profit margins. This is a highly unethical statement because temporary employees might decide to sign up with Midtown Group based upon the Washingtonian's article. For a company that profits off of attracting talent they should be completely truthful about what they offer. The only reason that the Midtown Group made this false statement, as well as a host of other lies was so they could make Washingtonian's Great Places to Work 2007 list. I think if the Washingtonian knew they lied about this, they would probably be removed from the Great Places to Work 2007 list. Please refer to the article for more information (scroll down to The Midtown Group): http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/businesscareers/5533.html.

In reference to Jay Dunn, the gentlemen who posted the first rebuttal, he is actually more of an assistant, and is not even a perm employee and only works for the Midtown Group intermittently. I actually believe he left the Midtown group to pursue an acting career in France. This is someone whose commitment and time is not solely vested in the Midtown Group. So in my opinion, he would not be a reputable source.

I couldn't disagree more. I am a contract recruiter working for Midtown (incidentally, under similar if not exactly the same contract commission structure) and have been for for almost one year. I am very happy with my commission structure and have had zero problem with Midtown paying accordingly. Nor have I ever heard of anyone else taking issue with that. This particular employee who feels like he is being lied to knows the real story; that as a contract employee he was comparing his commission structure to that of a permanent employee after signing on with the company. These are two very different structures which Mr. Hates Being Lied to was well aware of when he began working for Midtown. To address the lying complaint: the irony does not escape me that although Mr Hates Being Lied To and Midtown were very clear on the commission structure at the outset of his employment, Mr Hates Being Lied To has posted a complaint stating otherwise. To address the greedy complaint: if anyone is greedy here, it would be the employee who began asking for more than what he consciously signed on for. Then when he didn't get what he wanted, began anonymously spouting profane, malicious, and petty complaints in a public forum that have little base in truth.

The Midtown Group is a fully legal and accredited staffing agency in the Chicago area. And if doing anything to get your business is asking what a client's specific staffing needs are and providing the best candidates for them in a timely and efficient manner, then The Midtown Group is guilty as charged.

On a personal note, again, I myself am a strictly contract recruiter for Midtown and have been for almost a year. I love working here. I had worked for another staffing agency (incidentally, whose home office was in Chicago) before coming to Midtown and never have I come across a company who takes better care of its employees, provides better incentives them, who is more fair, more family oriented, and generally more fun to work for. This is 100% truth and I am more than happy to provide both my real name and direct dial phone number to back up what I say. Jay Dunn Recruiting Specialist (202) 290-5009