Columbus, Ohio DM Candidates - Understand what you're signing up for - Sales ADP Employee Review

2.0
Oct 31, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Well known logo with product market fit -If you have no previous sales experience, this could be a good environment because you won't have any actual sales organization to compare it to. Play the game, shut up, keep your head low, and you may actually make money.

Cons

-Cross-business unit politics take precedent over your success. You will have money taken away from you by being forced to loop in other business units for your superior's political gain. We are talking about 5 figures worth of net commissions that you will be forced to give to another business unit's rep (if you're in an HRO/PEO role, they literally may not even do any work on a deal and make more commission than you based on their target attainment being lower) -ADP in Columbus, Ohio is NOT a sales organization. It is a pyramid hierarchy scheme -Small Business Services VP (onsite) and respective SE's (onsite) create accounts in Salesforce in their market segment (well known 400+ EE companies being built and logged as 7 EE's so SBS can source them and then pivot them to upmarket, bypassing CORE (50-149 EE). - CORE/MAS/Upmarket tech sales leadership has no urgency to actually partner with other business units -HRO (Comprehensive Services and PEO/TotalSource) leadership are non-existent in the office. Leadership lives hours away. Leadership is put in place with no actual skillset. -There is no strategic sales here.

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ADP Response
7mo
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5.0
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Pros

Great communication in management and teams

Cons

The pay is a little low for work

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1mo
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2.0
Jun 15, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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.

Cons

- 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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ADP Response
2w
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