Paycom reviews

3.3

49% would recommend to a friend

(4,724 total reviews)
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Chad Richison

47% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Paycom has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 4,724 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Paycom 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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5K reviews
2.0
Mar 9, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Working here can be a good entry into the tech industry. You can leave from here to get a real tech industry job.

Cons

-They have such an egotistical "our software is god" complex. Doing well in your job is not enough, you must embrace the toxic (fake) positivity to move up the green koolaid-ridden corporate ladder. -The Client Relations Role is a joke. For anyone with tech industry experience you will know what I'm talking about here.... what they have essentially done with this role is combine multiple tech industry roles into one. As a Client Relations Rep you will: 1) Prospect into existing accounts/manage a book of business 2)Drive Usage 3) Open up a sales cycle 4) Work the sales cycle all the way to close 5) Demo the software 6)Set up their software for them/implement it 7)Train them on it 8)Hit a weekly sales quota AND weekly meeting quota. You need to have 6 to 11 meetings a week AND have one 6hour "best practice" meeting PER week with customers. At other tech companies these are the responsibilities of at least 3 different roles. (Account Executive, Solutions Consultant, Customer Success Manager). The crazy thing about this is that any of those single roles pay more at other tech companies than the Client relations role at Paycom. You work more and make less. Please don't fall for this. Get your experience and get out for some serious earning and improved quality of life potential. The grass is greener on the other side. -Middle managers are not good managers. They are only good Paycom managers meaning they are only good at one thing (which is paycom and parroting what their managers say to their team) -Compared to other roles in tech the product manger roles underpay, the client relations roles underpay and the outside sales roles underpay. I know the idea of working here and easily breaking 6 figures with your commission sounds appetizing but don't fall for it! Like I mentioned earlier you can go get a similar role with more focused job responsibilities and make even more very easily elsewhere in tech. - They are so brainwashed that they interpret the fact that Chad their CEO is the highest paid CEO in the S&P 500 as a good thing but don't question that maybe that's because he consolidates multiple roles into one to pay his people less meaning more $$$ for him. You will need to embrace this type of cult thinking to prosper here so get ready -If their HR team somehow responds to this review please take note that they will defend themselves in very corporate language and not have any humility or ability to actually take constructive feedback. They will say something like "sorry that you where not a fit and your experience was not up to our hopes". In reality I'm not a disgruntled ex employee. I was hitting my quota, I had great rapport with my customers and got along great with my colleagues. I left willingly for a better opportunity with more pay, potential and autonomy. I know a bad investment of my time and energy. I write this review to save you from wasting your potential and being convinced that this is the best place for you to work.

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Paycom Response
4y
Paycom strives to create an environment that encourages acceptance, support and validation for all team members. We recognize and appreciate the hard work our Client Relations Representatives put in each day. With competitive compensation and ongoing personal and professional development opportunities, Paycom consistently shows its dedication to helping all employees set themselves up for success. As an organization that promotes employee empowerment and fulfillment, we’d like to learn more about your feedback. Please contact us at hrmgmt@paycomonline.com, and a member of our team will connect with you.
1.0
Jul 1, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Sales Training at HQ lead by Jeff York was very informative. -Medical Insurance is great ($1)

Cons

Prior to accepting the offer at Paycom, I did review some Glassdoor reviews to learn a bit about the company culture and I definitely came across many reviews that were red flags. However, I thought I will create my own experience and ignored all the red flags and my gut feeling. I've never worked at a company with such a toxic/ unethical work culture . Please think twice before working here. There are many other great sales opportunities out there where companies treat their employees with respect and have an ethical structure in place. - Sales Managers have their favorite sales reps and executive sales reps. My Sales Manager would literally "hand" deals to them and run the sales process for them and they would be set up for success for not working the deal on their own compare to other sales reps that were having to work on their own deals. -Turnover is Paycom's strategy!! I had 3 Sales Rep either resign or got fired within a time frame of 8 months. They took those deals and handed those deals to other sales reps. - Witnessed two sales reps get 4 deals handed to them based on favoritism while other sales rep weren't even helped with one unit. -Expected to work 11+ hrs/ day and answer sales manager's calls at even 8PM or 9PM. -This company decides who gets a performance write up and who doesn't. I was let go in middle of the day without having any performance discussion during my career at Paycom. Got a call saying this is their final decision and it's my last day. While my other co-worker got a write up and the opportunity to improve. -After I was let go without cause, the deals that were in the final stages of closing got handed to another Sales Rep who only needed that quota in order to get promoted. - After you get terminated at Paycom, Sales Manager is not allowed to have any communication with the former employee. So if you have any questions, don't depend on getting an answer from a Sales Manager.

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Paycom Response
5y
It’s unfortunate to hear of your experience and we would like to learn more about the accusations in your post as they do not align with our culture or values. We strive to provide our sales teams with all of the necessary tools needed to garner success. If you didn’t discuss these concerns during your exit interview, please contact us at feedback@paycomonline.com. We wish you great success in your future endeavors.
1.0
Apr 6, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Base pay & benefits were very good. Coworkers were good, but always very stressed.

Cons

Micromanaging is at an all-time high. CEO said Zoom was dead and requires all meetings to be in person. This is okay if you have a territory in your backyard, but when you have to travel 3-4 hours to get to these meetings, it’s not realistic. If a prospect cancels on you ahead of time, you are expected to show up anyway (regardless of the distance) and force anyone to meet with you. They praise people who camp out in parking lots for hours to wait for someone to talk to them. The CEO glamorized getting restraining orders from companies because that “shows how much we want their business”. The training is bogus and does not prepare you for these C-Level meetings you have to run by yourself and have no idea what you’re talking about. The sales process also changes every 2 weeks and you are expected to start executing these changes the day they tell you about it. They just run a 20 minute role play and say, “forget everything you learned before and start doing it this way”. If all you care about is getting rich, maybe this job is for you. If you care at all about your sanity, stay away.

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Paycom Response
3y
Paycom works diligently to properly train its team members so they feel confident in achieving their career goals. We're disappointed to read your review as it doesn't reflect our standards. If you have additional feedback, please contact our HR leaders at hrmgmt@paycomonline.com so we can learn more about your experience.
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