A job while you are looking elsewhere - Anonymous employee Paycor Employee Review

1.0
Oct 11, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Not too many "Pros" with this company. New building with nice restrooms. A paycheck while you look for another job. All the font line workers are essentially in the same situation, so there is some degree of sympathy and empathy from others, just not from supervisors, managers, or executives.

Cons

Low pay for the crushing workloads. Poor morale across all levels of the company and in every department. There is a clear lack of corporate vision from the top down. The few good people are stifled, muted, or just flat out ignored, so their voices are never heard. The "tenured" employees possess a special level of incompetence, "functional incompetence", which prevents them from being employable by other companies, and keeps them at Paycor. This permeates the company at every level and renders the company without direction or focus from a corporate or business approach. Reporting each day, you see the sad faces every morning, and a level of depression eventually sets in. I have seen people break down in tears, not every day as another reviewer posted, but several times a week. This is not a destination company to try to build a career, but merely a stop-gap necessity or resume building company. Once you leave, and move on to other employers, you realize just how dysfunctional Paycor actually is.

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Cons

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Pros

Paycheck hits on time every two weeks.

Cons

I wanted to like working at Paycor. The product has potential and the pitch during the interview process sounded promising. But the reality of day-to-day life here is a far cry from what's advertised. Micromanagement is rampant. Leadership tracks every minute of your day — from login times to bathroom breaks — yet somehow trusts no one to make even the smallest decision independently. You're treated like a number, not a professional. There's zero autonomy, and any attempt to take initiative is quickly shut down. The leadership team is deeply out of touch. Many managers got their roles through tenure, not merit, and it shows. They struggle to answer basic questions about the industry, lean on buzzwords in meetings, and consistently make decisions that anyone with relevant experience would know to avoid. When things go wrong, blame rolls downhill fast. The culture is toxic and cliquey. If you're not in the right social circle, advancement is nearly impossible. Favoritism is blatant, feedback is rarely constructive, and the "open door policy" is a joke — speak up and you'll find yourself quietly pushed out. The work environment doesn't help either. High turnover means institutional knowledge constantly walks out the door. Morale is low, burnout is high, and HR seems more interested in protecting the company than the employees.

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