Paychex reviews

3.1

49% would recommend to a friend

(3,875 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 3,875 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
2.0
Mar 19, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Great Benefits! Paychex is great on a resume and this job is a stepping stone to a 100K to150K sales position. This is not a long term job and you can tell by the age range of the reps 90 percent under 40 and most are under 30. If this was a long term position the turnover would be way lower and the average rep age would be higher. Plus the average salary in Glassdoor is skewed by larger markets with a higher base.

Cons

The base pay of 38K is the lowest in the industry. Confrence Reps make around 75K to 85K. There were only a couple of Confrence reps in Denver last year pacing only three this year. The average rep makes around 50K to 60K. Management will make false statements about pay in almost every interview. Since I have arrived at Paychex the turnover has been incredibly high. Moral is at an all time low. Mid level management in the Denver office is laughable. They are far removed from the field and have an unrealistic impression of the market place. They manage out of fear and consequences. If they managed from the field instead of off sales force they would probably do a better job. They try to create a positive environment for new people that's so fake only an idiot wouldn't be able to see through it. The last thing is the office is one of the most depressing places I have ever seen. The most common conversations between reps is have they found a new job yet. Operations personnel are underpaid. One of the hardest challenges is most of the prospects that are not new businesses have had bad experiences with Paychex in the past. Be careful management will try to get clients to run in the current month knowingly it's not the best move for the client. Management thinks very short term and that's why client retention is horrible as well as employee turnover.

3.0
Jan 29, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

most people they hire are wonderful human beings. Made a lot of friends there. Loved my co-workers. Loved my Boss until they layed him off. Relative freedom to "run your own franchise" in this position.

Cons

Too many changes in systems and processes, too rapidly. HRG position encompasses too much. The rules and reg's of HR, not to mention healthcare reform encroaching on it all...the responsibilities are insane. Don't forget you're responsible for total account management as well (payroll, WC, 401K, health benefits and a million oither things.) The position needs to be streamlined a bit. Human Resources management and Client Account Management USED TO BE two separate jobs. They combined them about three years ago. Huge, short-sighted mistake. I had to get out. Was sad about leaving though. I was very good at my job until my brain exploded. Very few of the people involved who had to combine the two positions and work at both were, or are, happy about it.

4.0
Nov 28, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Stable employment, even for contractors. Pay is comparable with other contract Test Engineer positions in Rochester. Paychex is a growing company and not likely to fold up any time soon.

Cons

Work can be rather boring, and there tends to be a lack of work. You still get a 40 hour week, but the day tends to go slow when there's little to no work to do. Testing environments are either too complex, or there's not enough of them; they tend to be down a lot.

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