Soul Sucking, Stay Away! - Senior Payroll Specialist Paychex Employee Review

1.0
7 Jun 2017
Recommend
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Pros

It's a paycheck. Some good benefits.

Cons

If you're good at your job, you get to do the job of all the slackers too and scolded if you cannot juggle everything. The work load is impossible to keep up with and the surveys are designed for you to fail. You could have multiple perfect 10 surveys but one or two 5-8s will negate all of it. (Since when did a 5=-100 and a 7=0?!) Bad behavior is rewarded and hard workers are punished for it. No communication or accountability between departments so customers are passed around. Pay is sub par for the amount of responsibilities and stress you will undertake. The Paychex motto should be "Don't worry, it'll get better.....someday."

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Pros

People and the overall environment is a positive one. If you do your part, definite long term career potential. It’s not easy- but stable, growing. Worth serious consideration for early career looking for sales experience with a great training program. Also good for mid-career consideration if base salary isn’t the primary reason you are in sales.

Cons

Very fast pace that doesn’t suit everyone. If you are looking for easy or just a job to “hang out”, this probably isn’t the right spot for you.

1.0
27 Jun 2026
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Pros

Remote work and Flexible Time Off

Cons

Low pay. Minimal to no career growth. Constant leadership turnover. Conflicting priorities from the top with little strategic direction. Endless “do more with less” mentality and burnout. Mandatory culture and positivity “training” instead of fixing the problems creating poor culture. The company has become reactive, chaotic, and disconnected from the employees who keep it running. Current CEO drove down stock price and eradicated worker morale. Terrible leadership.

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