Paycom Reviews

Pros

Paycom wants to see you succeed and will give you the tools to do so, regardless of your previous knowledge of the HCM industry. The benefits are great, especially for a single employee.

Cons

Pay is a little low and they are spread a little thin in some areas. Prepare for extra work

Pros

Left a comfortable remote work job at a larger company for the promise of being empowered to create great products with a strong sense of purpose. Paycom has delivered that opportunity and so much more. The high growth and fast nature of our business has also translated to high professional growth for me. Other reviews are accurate that the company takes pride in believing that hard work yields exceptional results. I love the freedom I have to drive and influence the direction of our products, especially the ability to interact with our customers and client facing team members through our feedback process. Regarding support from leadership, my experience has been first rate. I have had many opportunities to engage with senior leaders outside my department. In my past organizations this has been difficult, but at Paycom senior leaders are very accessible and are engaging partners in the product development process. There has been much discussion about returning to the office. Being back at the office has provided me with so many interactions that would not have happened in my home zoom all day environment. Those interactions make me feel more connected to my colleagues and ultimately more connected to our users who will benefit from those interactions.

Cons

Metrics are at individual department level, which can lead to cross functional teams working in opposite directions when metrics and goals don’t align.

Pros

EARNING POTENTIAL - 1st year reps have the ability to be high income earners. Making "low/mid 6 figures" is the realistic norm. Not just the top 5, everyone accomplishes it quickly. Making "high 6 figures" is the potential for being elite. Seriously unreal comp model. PRODUCT - I have to believe in what I'm selling. There are high entry barriers to this industry and there is nothing close to the technology. It so easy to sell; just have to find the right people to show it too. It actually feels really good when you hear how much it helps the companies and people using it. It's fun and lucrative. Win-Win. AMAZING TRAINING PROGRAM - Paycom invests heavily in developing sales professionals. Program is clear, documented, and intentional. Each day I am taught to think like an executive, expand my business acumen, and talk with C-level and HR professionals in a way that creates value for their organization. MANAGEMENT - Top down the leadership has a clear vision, communication of expectations, and a strategy to get there. My direct manager always has my back and helps me stay positive and on track to be successful.

Cons

Hard job to get; lots of applicants. You have to want to be great. It's a culture without complacency and believes in excellence at all times. This often requires grit and perseverance. People who don't choose to succeed won't, but for great sales people or people who are smart, good communicators and want to be "great" at sales, all the tools are there. Strongly recommend trying.

Pros

The training that they provide for this position is actually extremely useful. They honestly provide great resources to get you up and running. Additionally, they give you best practices that are useful across other companies/positions. If you are starting your career in Project Management this place would be an excellent place to start.

Cons

- The pay is not great, the salary is the same across the whole country. Which does not make sense since cost of living in OKC vs NY or SF is completely different. - "Transition Specialist Representative"... what does this even mean? Barely anyone calls themselves this. Everyone calls themselves "Implementation Project Managers" or "Project Manager". But I believe that Paycom does not want to call the TSRs anything else because they would have to pay them more. - Work life balance.. not really there. Management really expects you to be working all the time and does not care if you are working 60+ hours a week - Upper Management does not listen to you.. your advice will never be heard. I saw a lot of Management listening to the issues, but then ignoring them and not acting on them. - You get commission based off employee usage of the product. Depending what type of company you get, this can screw you over and you are doing a lot of work for nothing. A lot of these companies are pretty small and have no tech skills. So getting them to log into an App can be harder than you think. - Employee turn over, there is a lot... people leave for the reasons I listed above

Pros

Strong commission structure if you can last for 2 years or more. If you are fresh out of college with no sales experience you might be able to adapt to the culture. If you have worked under good sales leadership in the past, you will not like Paycom’s management style.

Cons

Extreme Micromanagement -felt more like a BDR then Account Executive Holidays - Almost nonexistent. Expected to work Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Territory - Saturated territories. Was given a handful of zip codes in a rural state. Worked more with mom & pop shops then strategic accounts. Almost every company I had worked with had been blown up by Paycom and most asked not to be contacted again. Commission structure - not friendly to new hires. You get 6% until you close half a million dollars which is tough in a rural territory that has been hit extensively Turnover - there were 8 outside sales reps in the few months I was in the company. 5 out of the 8 including me left the organization. Metrics - was expected to do 4 hour windows on webcam cold calling prospects so the rest of the team could hear each other’s calls. Very elementary. Felt like an entry level person rather than an experienced sales person who has always exceeded expectations. Daily structure - 7:45AM team or regional daily calls and 5:15PM daily calls to end your day. Again your more so being babysat rather than treated as a sales professional.

Pros

- Fantastic training and so many resources to help us be successful - Ability to work alongside very smart and high caliber people at every level - Competitive comp structure that is highly incentivizing for top performers - Really impressive benefits and incentives

Cons

Expect to work hard. You'll probably be challenged more than you ever have in your career so far, but the growth you experience both as a professional and person because of this is unmatched!

Pros

Great place to work. They care about their employees and their work/life balance. You never stop learning and you will make valuable relationships!

Cons

Peak seasons can be stressful and work Long hours. Not for the slow learner. Can be very fast paced since you will multitask and wear many hats.