Toxic Culture that tries to brain wash you - SBS Associate District Manager ADP Employee Review

2.0
Jun 14, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They take you on nice trips if you are a top sales rep. Training is good but aggressive sales style.

Cons

Benefits are not good. Micromanagement is INSANE. You constantly have to update your manager sometimes twice a day and have daily meetings with you team, regardless if you are a top sales rep. Pay is not competitive at all. Commission is not worth it either. You feel bad selling sometimes because you know youre ripping off business owners but if you give them a discount you make almost no money on the deal compared to the amount of time it takes. Culture is 'drink the koolade'. They brain wash you to think ADP is the best place is the whole world. They just want you to bust your butt to make the company millions of dollars while you make close to nothing

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If you get a good team, you're set for life. The teams here can be amazingly supportive and always advocate for work/life balance.

Cons

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Pros

- Established company with a long history and relatively stable business operations. - Provides a sense of job stability compared to many organizations navigating rapid changes in the current AI-driven market. - Lower risk of frequent restructuring or large-scale layoffs than many high-growth technology companies. - Opportunity to work with experienced employees who have deep institutional and domain knowledge. - Predictable work environment that may appeal to individuals seeking long-term stability over rapid change. - Strong choice for professionals who value job security and a steady career path in an uncertain economic climate.

Cons

- Documentation is limited or rusted, and many operational processes lack clear runbooks or standardized procedures, making onboarding and troubleshooting more difficult than necessary. - If you're coming from a modern, fast-paced engineering environment, the organization may feel behind current industry practices and tooling. - Internal politics can sometimes outweigh technical merit or execution. - There are teams with very long-tenured employees where change and innovation can be difficult to drive. - Decision-making often involves multiple layers of approval, resulting in significant bureaucracy and slower execution. - Processes can move slowly, and collaboration is not always transparent across teams, leading to inefficiencies and occasional confusion around ownership. - In some areas, roles, responsibilities, and operational processes are not clearly defined, creating unnecessary chaos and inconsistent ways of working. - Engineering standards and best practices vary considerably between teams, making cross-team collaboration challenging. - Organizational change tends to happen slowly, which can be frustrating for employees who are focused on modernization, automation, and continuous improvement.

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ADP Response
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