Over worked and under paid - Payroll Specialist Paychex Employee Review

3.0
28 Jun 2013
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Pros

When asked how I like my job the first thing I always say is that I love the people I work with. It is a very positive work environment and we make the most of it. Decent potential for extra income through sales referals. Most of the clients are very nice to deal with and make the success of the day very rewarding

Cons

Pay scale does not reflect the amount of work we do. Management is very out of touch with the actual opperations on the floor. Company rolls out these new manditory procedures and then never follows through on anything. Extremely high stress envorimnent with time sensitive material. Your pile of work never gets any smaller. Get one task done and two more are waiting for you. Did I mention the pay doesn't reflect all that we deal with?

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5.0
28 Jun 2026
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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
1 Jun 2026
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Pros

Nothing is good about working here.

Cons

Nobody is ever held accountable. Pay is awful. Benefits were all moved out of state, so all providers in the area are all out of network. Jobs are being moved to India. The list goes on. Sales is the absolute favorite department in the entire company. Nothing sales can do is ever wrong, even when they give false information to clients and then the support team has to deal with the fallback. Don't get me started on Payroll.... the entire department has gone to the wind. I honestly don't know how this company ever did good with payroll services. The #1 complaint i got from every single client I interacted with was they could never get ahold of their Payroll Specialist. The company's response to this was to start making other departments learn payroll duties. This year they moved insurance benefits to a plan out of Arkansas, which made every provider I was already seeing become out of network. I had my first major medical scare of my adulthood and ended up paying a few grand out of pocket because U of R was out of network. Promotions are non existent. They make you apply and interview for any role you want to move into. There is nothing good about working here, and i would advise anyone to stay away from them.

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