Don't believe the hype - Anonymous employee Paychex Employee Review

2.0
Mar 17, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Decent mix of pay and benefits. Generally good people at the sole-contributor level. Customer's generally like the people delivering services.

Cons

Very little opportunities to move into middle-and-upper management. Very poor overall leadership. Annual reviews adhere strictly to the bell curve and are not supported with details. Poor overall direction and feedback on performance. Product management and information technology think they work for a software company.

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Paychex Response
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Sorry to hear you did not enjoy your time at Paychex. Providing clear and detailed performance reviews is important to us and we would like to hear more about your experience. We would also like to learn more about your experience with management. If you are willing to provide more detail you can reach out to Jody Stolt, Director of Talent Acquisition at jstolt@paychex.com. Thanks for taking the time to provide a review and best of luck in all your future endeavors.

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