Paychex reviews

3.1

48% would recommend to a friend

(3,873 total reviews)
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John Gibson

49% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Paychex has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,873 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Paychex employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.7 stars).

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4K reviews
4.0
Nov 18, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

I love working at Paychex because once you are up and running you make your own schedule and run your business. It is definitely a what have you done for me lately type job but the office environment is very open and upper management is generally available to any issues you may have. I also enjoy it because after 1 year at this job you look back and have learned a ton. It is a great place to launch your career in sales.

Cons

The only issue is that sometimes it seems too much of a "what have you done lately". Often times struggling reps will have to crawl out of their rut alone. Also there is little information about where to send issues that clients may be having.

5.0
Nov 12, 2013

Great place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Team environment. Salary and work life balance are great.

Cons

Very busy department. Could use more FTEs.

1.0
Nov 8, 2013

DONT WORK HERE

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

This review is specifically for the Dallas-Irving Branch. Let it be known: The 3 star rating on the compensation/benefits section is for the benefit package ONLY! Definitely not for the compensation. This is honestly the worst company I have ever worked for for the following reasons. First off, they reel you in with high hopes and golden standards that they have a great training program. in all reality, what you learn on your all paid trip to Rochester NY is NOTHING and I mean NOTHING in comparison to what you will have to do when you return. There is no planned support structure for how to train its employees when you return from school. The expected way of learning is a "scavenger hunt" style of training. you have to find whoever is the least busy and willing to help you on, sometimes, very complex issues. from technical support to tax issues. Clients always have different representatives because the turnover runs rampant thru the center The client service reps have a "idc" mentality b/c you cant get fired and the pay is too low. The supervision is a complete joke. you have supervisors "leading" who have corporate complaints and no clue as how to lead a team. When I say everyone is miserable...I mean everyone. I honestly would recommend this job to anyone, not even my worst enemy. the only way I would recommend this job is if someone was absolutely desperate for work or if someone needed some decent benefits. Management seems to blame the turnover on "b/c the job is difficult to learn". uhm, no that is not it. it is the lack of support, horrible attitudes from superiors/co workers, and getting the load of work you are supposed to do, and realizing that you are truly not being compensated fairly to teach others how to use a system and they are making three times a much as what we make. Until there are some radical changes made in pay and leadership, the diseased turnover will continue to run rampant.

Cons

everything is negative about working here

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