Don't Do It! - Payroll Specialist II ADP Employee Review

1.0
3 Jul 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Lots of windows in the office. IT support is good.

Cons

People aren't friendly. Entire office is depressed and/or hostile. Not a pleasant environment to work in. Once you're hired, you cannot change position for the1st year. Don't go there thinking you can "get your foot in the door", and then move to something more interesting within the company. Training is non-existent. They'll hold you accountable for things you've never been trained on, or even made aware of. They hire processors who have no experience. Senior Management (offsite) does not want their managers to know how to process payroll (not just not doing the processing, but actually not even have the knowledge). So you've got managers who don't know how to process, hiring people with no payroll experience, and no training program to teach these new associates. Asking questions is frowned upon. I received FAR better product support from ADP as a client processing payroll, than as an employee processing payroll. Long hours are expected to be worked. While OT pay can be nice from time to time, any prospective employee needs to be prepared to regularly work 50-60 hours per week. Having much of a life outside of work is difficult, albeit not impossible. I came to ADP, because ADP is the best in the industry, and I wanted to work with the best. This has turned out to be a bitter disappointment. This section is staffed with sub-par personnel - far from "the best".

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Pros

- Established company with a long history and relatively stable business operations. - Provides a sense of job stability compared to many organizations navigating rapid changes in the current AI-driven market. - Lower risk of frequent restructuring or large-scale layoffs than many high-growth technology companies. - Opportunity to work with experienced employees who have deep institutional and domain knowledge. - Predictable work environment that may appeal to individuals seeking long-term stability over rapid change. - Strong choice for professionals who value job security and a steady career path in an uncertain economic climate.

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- Documentation is limited or rusted, and many operational processes lack clear runbooks or standardized procedures, making onboarding and troubleshooting more difficult than necessary. - If you're coming from a modern, fast-paced engineering environment, the organization may feel behind current industry practices and tooling. - Internal politics can sometimes outweigh technical merit or execution. - There are teams with very long-tenured employees where change and innovation can be difficult to drive. - Decision-making often involves multiple layers of approval, resulting in significant bureaucracy and slower execution. - Processes can move slowly, and collaboration is not always transparent across teams, leading to inefficiencies and occasional confusion around ownership. - In some areas, roles, responsibilities, and operational processes are not clearly defined, creating unnecessary chaos and inconsistent ways of working. - Engineering standards and best practices vary considerably between teams, making cross-team collaboration challenging. - Organizational change tends to happen slowly, which can be frustrating for employees who are focused on modernization, automation, and continuous improvement.

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