Overworked and underpaid - Senior Payroll Specialist Paychex Employee Review

3.0
May 11, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great co-workers, great learning opportunities, efficient training processes.

Cons

Very underpaid for the stress and work load. Company is finally trying to keep up with changing technologies but it has come with its growing pains. Resistant to expanding work-from-home opportunities as many competitors have already done.

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Paychex Response
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Thank you for taking the time to provide a review. Sorry to hear that you don't recommend Paychex as an employer. Work load and work from home opportunities are important initiatives. We would like to discuss the concerns you mentioned. Would you be willing to reach out to Jody Stolt, Director of Talent Acquisition to discuss?

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Cons

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