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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3.0
Mar 6, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A steady job. Good training including sending you to Rochester, New York, their corporate office, when necessary. Great team work with peers. Good pay and fair raises.

Cons

Politics got in the way of promotions. A handful of big wigs monitor the entire promotion process. It's who you know not what you know that counts. If a supervisor is liked they will be promoted even if they are abusive to employees. If they don't like you they will find a way to block promotions or transfers. I watched while a coworker was abused, literally, until they quit (I thought the employee was a pretty nice person). I also noticed that when the annual "top 100 companies to work for" award time came around they sent out emails to all employees asking what they liked about Paychex. If you gave them a less than perfect score then you weren't included in the process. Hmmm....pretty deceptive!! They like meek, no questions asked, types of employees. Those types seem to do well.

4.0
Mar 1, 2010

Not bad for a first job

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

They have great opportunities for training if you want to learn. Also, they encourage suggestions for process improvements. Their benefits are some of the best I have seen. The tuition reimbursement is helpful if you decide to use it.

Cons

They care more about how long you've been with the company than your performance or what you have to offer. I find it difficult to attempt to interview for different departments. The starting pay is below average for the industry (which is probably why their benefits are better).

3.0
Feb 25, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Paychex sales training at Rochester is second to none! Lot's of team building, positive reinforcement and real world application. Benefits package is great! Great place for entry level salespeople to gain experience.

Cons

After sales training is complete you are put in the field and expected to produce with little or no follow up insurance training. My DSM was not much help in gaining the ongoing education necessary to be successful in this position. As soon as you are not producing at quota, it gets ugly!!! Process and procedures are constantly changing which makes it difficult get into a groove. The activity level expected by management is counter productive to servicing new clients. This job is NOT about life balance!!!! The agency is a work in progress and maybe someday they will get it right.

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