Highly political environment - with little opportunity to advance unless you know someone. - Anonymous employee Paychex Employee Review

2.0
Aug 16, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent benefits offered to all employees.

Cons

Management does not understand the importance of treating employees with respect. There is little concern about experience or education when it comes to career advancement. Its all about who you know. Terrible hours and issue resolution management. Pay is not paid proportionatly with hours and responcbility.

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Pros

Paychex is a great company to work for. I’ve held multiple roles over 20+ years. There are always ups and downs, but for every position, manager, decision I disagree with, there are ten others that are outstanding.

Cons

It’s a large company with many opportunities to grow, but smaller companies may offer higher compensation.

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Pros

Remote work and Flexible Time Off

Cons

Low pay. Minimal to no career growth. Constant leadership turnover. Conflicting priorities from the top with little strategic direction. Endless “do more with less” mentality and burnout. Mandatory culture and positivity “training” instead of fixing the problems creating poor culture. The company has become reactive, chaotic, and disconnected from the employees who keep it running. Current CEO drove down stock price and eradicated worker morale. Terrible leadership.

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