Don’t buy into the Sales hype! - HCM Account Executive Paylocity Employee Review

2.0
Dec 4, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Solid product and implementation...for now.

Cons

Despite having a solid product, the organization as a whole has a long way to go. The culture looks unbelievable on videos and employee interviews, but it’s not all that it’s cracked up to be. The President needs to stop trying to control everything and trust the executive team he hired to help in their growing process. In other words, step back. It’s definitely a “good-ol-boy” type system here from the top down and if you bring feedback to the table that they don’t like, you will be ridiculed. Mostly from the middle management roles. There’s just so many unqualified directors I’ve met. Again, they invested in the system for over a decade and built (AND acquired- they’ll preach otherwise) something great, but doubling up on Sales presence without balancing it with Service presence is proving to be a challenge. Like anything, change takes time. But I’m not gonna stay and fall victim during the hard times. We’re not compensated enough with the amount of people they’ve hired.

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Paylocity Response
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Hi, and thank you for your candor. I agree that our product, service, and implementation is first class within our industry, and I am proud of our teams in the space. I have been with Paylocity for over 12 years, and can attest to the hard work and determination it has taken to get here, and I am very pleased with the results the sales organization continues to provide. More specifically, I personally hired and promoted our current VP of Sales, Josh Scutt, and am extremely confident in his ability to lead this organization through this next chapter. I am dissapointed you don’t feel feedback is welcomed at Paylocity, as this is something I personally have committed to over the years. I welcome conversations with any and all employees who want to share with expectation that I will listen and do whatever I can to help make Paylocity a great place to work for everyone. Leader development is vital to our growth and success, and will be a top focus for us in the coming year. I would love to talk further about your specific experience, so I can continue to support Josh Scutt, and the entire leadership team in their endeavors to help make everyone at Paylocity successful. Please reach out to me directly, MHaske@paylocity.com to discuss if you are willing. Thank you again for your feedback, without people like you willing to share your true thoughts and feelings, we are unable to grow and change.

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