Pros
I have worked at Paycom now for 10 years. At the time when I was hired, Paycom was a much smaller, privately held organization. Now, Paycom is a publicly held, multi-billion dollar company. 10 years ago, in my job search, I wanted to get into professional selling at an organization that was growing and at a place that I could see a path into leadership at an early stage. I didn’t know at the time, I was making a decision that would forever change my life, my family’s life and the lives of countless reps I’ve had the pleasure of hiring, managing and leading over the years. When I started at Paycom, it was the first time in my life that I felt I was failing at something. As a Division I college athlete and 4.0 student, it was the first thing that hadn’t come naturally to me. Like everyone we hire, I was in the 1% of what I was doing before Paycom. In my 8 years now in leadership, I’ve focused on hiring people like myself, highly competitive and hungry for more. I tell every candidate that this outside sales role will be hardest thing they’ve ever done! So why do it? In 10 years, I’ve been able to move across the country, run multiple top performing sales teams, including the entire West Coast, and am now responsible for our national sales force. In that time, I have hired, developed and promoted countless people who have changed my life. I know I’ve changed theirs. I learned everything I know about great leadership from the executive team we have here. I’ve also seen countless sales reps, overcome massive obstacles and see significant success, not only in their careers, but their personal lives. Paycom offers unmatched compensation plans, career progression, mental management, personal development and unparalleled culture of hard working, like minded, competitive and incredibly smart individuals. Selling for Paycom is not for everyone. We train, manage, motivate, hold people accountable and celebrate results. If you’re someone who wants to join a top tier, elite sales force and have the opportunity to earn uncapped commissions selling a product that has a value proposition that impacts every single business owner in America today, then come to Paycom. It’ll be hard. Nothing worth having is easy. We will be here to train and support you. And we will expect you to do the hard work. I did it, I didn’t give up, and it was the best decision I could have ever made in my life.
Cons
Cons really depend on the individual. The growth we've had and continue to have inherently means that everyone is working in a fast paced, changing environment. We are constantly focused on process improvement and how to best serve our customers. People who don't thrive with change, will probably not enjoy that part of our business. People who prefer highly autonomous work, will probably not prefer our leadership style in sales. If you asked me at each stage of my career what the cons were, they probably changed with difference phases of our business, or depending what role I was in at the time. I've always stayed focused on the big picture and remained humbled and grateful for the opportunity to serve my people.
