Stuck in same position W/ little to no advancement and room for growth. - Client Service Representative ADP Employee Review

2.0
Sep 17, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The reasons why people stay here are because of the excellent benefits and time off and the people are great as well. All and all its a nice place to work based on those reasons. In client services or any service position really its a long 6 months (maybe a little less now) of training which is paid and benefits start on your first day of employment which is great.

Cons

There are so many Cons, in client services anyways-as I do not know much about the other platforms or areas, there are so many areas of ADP which is also a con because they never give things time to develop and time for you to master (clients and employees) they are constantly changing EVERYTHING and that's not a good thing because it just makes my job harder. The clients cant even manage to do there own payroll, we are supposed to be support yet wind up doing everything for them and WE DO NOT GET PAID ENOUGH AT ALL. The main problem i have here, is you would think that with all the different areas to work in the company--it would be somewhat easy to move around and grow your career but that's just NOT the case, for me anyways after 5 years i am still stuck in the bottom feeder position.. and the many people I work with that have been here for 30 plus years, legit cant do anything else because this is all they know now (thier own fault really). I work in a call center which I hear is better then most, as they are fairly lenient. Although, I am just another prisoner to the phones. That is NOT what I went to college for!! And when I apply and some times interview for other positions here (rare that I get the opportunity to even interview) I never seem to land a new job here. The very worst part about me taking this position in client services-payroll specifically on the phones is that it pigeon holed me in to a very small and specific area of expertise. That I cant even find a general payroll job at a private company let alone any other job for that matter. I feel completely unhappy and miserable here and trapped because I cant afford to quit. No one really cares to do anything and change the position, give us some time off the phones, something, They just expect us to take more and more calls..and I just cant take it for much longer. If you are thinking about taking a job in client services-speciffically on the phones, just remember that its not going to help you in the long run. Your best bet is to try and find a position in the area you a) went to college for or b) are at least interested in. Lets be honest, there is nothing interesting, fun or exciting about PAYROLL, So talking about it ALL damn day just sucks and the pay does too.

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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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