Glad to go - Anonymous employee ADP Employee Review

1.0
31 Jan 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good experience to move on to a real career. Made some good contacts and again, got great experience. Not a place to stay long term. Reps are nothing more than stock drivers.

Cons

Ha, 20 word minimum, I don't even know where to begin. Put it this way. I was the top rep in my entire devision and made club, and I'm still leaving. Money can motivate sales people but it isn't everything. This job which includes the incompetent management, horrible implementation, bad client service, and completely asinine training system will run out the best which has been the case for years. I'm not the first nor the last great rep to quit out of the blue. I don't suspect anyone really cares and I will be forgotten about within a few months. I'm now working for a company that rarely ever hires or loses employees in another industry. I treat adp as the necessary evil to get such a great job...stepping stone!

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