Boarderline Abusive - Implementation Consultant Paycor Employee Review

2.0
Jan 25, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great team/department. My direct supervisor always allows me to be upfront and honest, and tries to be as helpful and as transparent with me as possible. Compensation and health benefits are nice.

Cons

The top level management has absolutely ZERO comprehension of what they put their employees through on a regular basis. This is incredibly apparent when the conversations and information we receive is structured primarily around the "revenue" or the "new clients" we started during a given period, and are told how great we are doing and how "successful" we have been. Employees work long hours out of desperation because upper level management has completely turned their backs on employee/customer support, and only cares about sales and the bottomline. I understand revenue has to be generated in order to keep businesses running - what upper management does not seem to understand is that if you overwork your employees into the ground, it will be very hard to run as business once most employees have left the company. The platform honestly stinks. We are forced to find work arounds for many basic payroll items that our clients need to process their payroll and manage their HR. Implementation is tasked with managing expectations and communicating multiple shortcomings to the client while fixes for things are "on the roadmap", or better yet, issues with one product being resolved with the release of a new product supposed to takes it's place - only problem is that the newly released product had to be pulled back because it was SO BAD. But, because most issues only effect the clients and those of us that have to speak with the clients directly, upper management gets away with not investing proper time and money into real fixes because they don't actually have to speak to clients (usually) and don't work with the end product. Paycor has 6 key values that they preach, but there is a clear and obvious 7th value that is unwritten - Revenue and sales above all else. This is the only value that truly matters, and both employees of this company and clients that use our software are feeling the effects of this.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

Paycheck hits on time every two weeks.

Cons

I wanted to like working at Paycor. The product has potential and the pitch during the interview process sounded promising. But the reality of day-to-day life here is a far cry from what's advertised. Micromanagement is rampant. Leadership tracks every minute of your day — from login times to bathroom breaks — yet somehow trusts no one to make even the smallest decision independently. You're treated like a number, not a professional. There's zero autonomy, and any attempt to take initiative is quickly shut down. The leadership team is deeply out of touch. Many managers got their roles through tenure, not merit, and it shows. They struggle to answer basic questions about the industry, lean on buzzwords in meetings, and consistently make decisions that anyone with relevant experience would know to avoid. When things go wrong, blame rolls downhill fast. The culture is toxic and cliquey. If you're not in the right social circle, advancement is nearly impossible. Favoritism is blatant, feedback is rarely constructive, and the "open door policy" is a joke — speak up and you'll find yourself quietly pushed out. The work environment doesn't help either. High turnover means institutional knowledge constantly walks out the door. Morale is low, burnout is high, and HR seems more interested in protecting the company than the employees.

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