Exhibit 10.8.27

UNSECURED SUBORDINATED  DRAW DOWN NOTE

|$1,000,000 Maximum Principal Amount |  | September 25, 2003
Walnut Creek, California
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1.     Promise to Pay. This Unsecured Subordinated Draw Down Note (this "Note"), is
the promise of
WESTAFF (USA), INC., a California corporation ("Payor") to pay to W. Robert Stover, and his successors and assigns
("Holder"), the principal amount and all interest accrued upon the periodic loan disbursements made by Holder to the undersigned, (each, a
"Advance" and collectively, the "Advances")) in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed the sum of
ONE MILLION DOLLARS (US$1,000,000) (the "Maximum Principal Amount"). Upon the terms and conditions hereof, Payor hereby unconditionally promises to pay
to the order of Holder at such address as Holder shall hereinafter designate to Payor in writing, in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, (a) the
lesser of (i) the Maximum Principal Amount, or (ii) so much thereof as may be borrowed hereunder; plus (b) interest on the outstanding principal balance of the Advances as
computed in the manner set forth inSection 4below.

All
capitalized terms herein shall have the meanings as provided herein (includingSection 15below), and if not defined herein,
shall have the respective meanings as defined inAnnex Aof that certain Multicurrency Credit Agreement dated on or about May 17, 2002, by and
among Westaff (USA), Inc.,
Westaff (U.K.) Limited, and Westaff Support, Inc., as Borrowers, Westaff, Inc., as Guarantor, General Electric Capital Corporation, as Agent, and the Lenders signatory thereto (as
amended, supplemented, replaced, refinanced or otherwise modified from time to time, "Credit Agreement").

2.     Drawdown of Advances.



3.     Maturity.



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4.     Interest Rate.



5.     Application of Payments.All payments received from Payor hereunder with respect to any Advance shall
be applied first, to the
payment of any unpaid interest accruing with respect to such Advance, and second, to reduce the principal balance of such Advance.

6.     Subordination.



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7.     Subrogation.Subject to the payment in full of all the Senior Debt (other than contingent indemnity
obligations) and
termination of all commitments to extend further financial accommodations under the Credit Agreement and until this Note shall be paid in full, Holder shall be subrogated to the rights of the Senior
Debt Holders (to the extent of payments or distributions previously made to such Senior Debt Holders pursuant to the provisions ofSection 6(e)above) to receive payments or distributions of assets of Payor applicable to the Senior Debt. No such payments or distributions applicable to the Senior Debt shall, as between Payor and its creditors,
other than the Senior Debt Holders and Holder, be deemed to be a payment by Payor to or on account of this Note; and for the purposes of such subrogation, no payments or distributions to the Senior
Debt Holders to which Holder would be entitled except for the provisions ofSection 6shall, as between Payor and its creditors, other than the
Senior Debt Holders and Holder, be deemed to be a payment by Payor to or on account of the Senior Debt. If all or any part of any payment to the Senior Debt Holders is recovered from or required to be
repaid by any Senior Debt Holder, then this Agreement shall be reinstated and any payment or distribution to Holder at any time thereafter, whether pursuant to the right of subrogation or otherwise,
shall be deemed to have been received in trust for the Senior Debt Holders and promptly paid to the Agent to be applied to the Senior Debt.

8.     Usury Savings Provision. Under no circumstances (and notwithstanding any other provisions of this Note) shall the interest
charged, collected, or
contracted for on this Note exceed the maximum rate permitted by law. If any part of this Note cannot be enforced, this fact will not affect the rest of this Note.

9.     Reimbursement of Expenses. If Holder incurs any out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, the fees and
expenses of Holder's attorneys) in connection with the placement of this Note

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in
the hands of its attorneys for collection, or if this Note is collected through any legal proceedings at law or in equity or in bankruptcy, receivership or other court proceedings, then Payor shall
pay to Holder, on demand, all reasonable costs and expenses of collection, including, but not limited to, court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees.

10.   Notices. Any confirmation, notice or any other communication provided for hereunder shall be in writing or by a telecommunications device
capable
of creating a written record, and shall be effective (a) upon personal delivery thereof, including without limitation, by overnight mail and courier service or the United States mail, certified
or registered, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or (b) in the case of notice by such telecommunications device, when properly transmitted and confirmed by telephone, addressed to the
party to be noticed as follows:



or
to such other address as either party may hereafter designate for itself by written notice to the other party in the manner herein prescribed.

11.   Binding Nature; Assignment. This Note and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Payor and Holder
and
their respective successors and permitted assigns, but neither this Note nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned or transferred by Payor without the prior written
consent of Holder. In no event shall any successor or assign of Payor, or any other party, other than Payor, be entitled to request Advances from Holder hereunder. The Senior Debt Holders shall be
entitled to rely upon the provisions set forth herein and are express beneficiaries of the subordination provisions set forth herein.

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12.   Amendments and Waivers.



13.   Applicable Law. THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA
WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CONFLICT OF LAWS, PRINCIPLE OR RULE THAT MIGHT REQUIRE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION.

14.   Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED
UPON OR
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS NOTE, IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT
CLAIMS OR OTHERWISE. EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT
THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR
ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT.

15.   Definitions.



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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Payor has caused this Note to be duly executed by its officer hereunto authorized as of the date first above written.

| |  | WESTAFF (USA), INC., a California corporation:
| |  | ----------------------------------------------
| |  | By:                                           
| |  | Name:                                         
| |  | Title:                                        

The
undersigned hereby acknowledges and consents to the terms and conditions of the above Unsecured Subordinated Note:

|/s/ W. Robert StoverW. Robert Stover, an individual |  | 
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