Toxic from CHRO down...Recruiting in shreds, HR a joke, ####FAKE NEWS #### - Manager Paylocity Employee Review

2.0
14 Aug 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Used to be a great company, some great people still there, still trying to make it work. Stock doing ok. Maybe the CEO will read this.

Cons

It is plastic land. Fake values, fake words, fake talk of making things better, fake diversity plan that looks more like racial profiling (no idea why they think they can show others the way ) people "disappearing", being let go with no great reasons, no support, and swept under the rug as though they never existed. CHRO given massive power but cannot identify her own employees after 3 years unless she can take personal credit for their work, cares more about time with her "agent" than employees, and blows off meetings (never actually bothers looking at anyone on zoom) anyway", constantly claims she is responsible for making PCTY "cool" (ugh) and bringing her best friends into high level leadership roles after paying them top dollar contracts regardless of their actual talent levels or results (total joke). People quitting or taking STD because of the mental stress of working in CHRO division hurting employee health and safety despite multiple complaints. Have a problem? Nowhere to go. Can't trust HR. CEO/President seems blind. Can't trust leadership to take care of its people, just do podcasts on the great things they are doing... without actually doing anything. Actually saw Paylocity Swag for sale at Goodwill. Scary.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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