Paychex reviews

3.1

49% would recommend to a friend

(3,860 total reviews)
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John Gibson

48% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Paychex has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 3,860 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
Mar 24, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Paychex is a great company, a strong company with great products and services. It has a great reputation and happy customers. Unfortunately it all comes down to the particular office you work in and your direct manager. If you have the opportunity to work in a location/office where reps enjoy partnering and referring and you have a decent manager you will be very happy. If your office is dead energy with a bad manager than you will be unhappy. You might notice that a great or decent manager makes for a great office to work in.

Cons

Unfortunately it all comes down to the particular office you work in and your direct manager. If you have a bad manager, you are stuck. Upper management and HR will accept your complaints, but nothing will be done. After I was there for a while a bad manager came in and his entire team quit within a year. He had 100% turnover in one year. All of the reps complained to upper management but nothing changed. You will see mixed reviews - Paychex Great and Paychex Horrible - it's all about the District Manager and Zone Manager . Please note that there are different divisions: CORE payroll, MMS Payroll, HR Premier and 401K/FSA - each divisions has it's own District Manager that you report to. Best advice is to listen to your instincts when you interview. See if it feels like a bad office or manager - or if it's good. Keep in mind management staff can change. A previously bad office can become a great office when there is different management.

5.0
Mar 23, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Highly respected company. Paychex is in a terrific industry, has great people and products, is extremely sound financially, has no debt and is very profitable and cashflow positive. We have the best client satisfaction in the industry and the largest share of clients. The culture is very professional and friendly. Employees opinions are valued and everyone is treated with respect. There are great training programs (at hire and on-going) and very good benefits. Great place to work.

Cons

The company is headquartered in Rochester and 3000 of the 12,000 jobs are in Rochester, including most of the senior management jobs. It's a very nice small city with very low cost housing and below average cost of living, but Rochester isn't for everyone.

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