Paycom reviews

3.3

49% would recommend to a friend

(4,734 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 4,734 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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2.0
Oct 29, 2018

Epitome of the Golden Handcuffs

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Pros

The training and responsibility that the company gives you is phenomenal for training and learning how to run business. Salary does not compare to other jobs, especially out of college, and can set you up for long term success that could potentially be life changing from a fiscal standpoint.

Cons

They sell it as "you'll make 6 figures year one, and year two the average rep make 200K+." Simply not true. This number does not take the ridiculous, and i mean RIDICULOUS, turnover into account. They pay so well due to the amount of hours needed to be put into this job which is fine. What is not fine is how employees are treated by management. Borderline verbal harrassment, and not just in my office, but mostly all offices nationwide. It's disgusting. They justify the high pay by treating you so poorly. Not once in all of my time being there was there any sort of HR training/performance review/etc. If you can look past all of that, go for this job.

1.0
Aug 14, 2018

Run! Fast and far.

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Pros

They hire great people so you’ll have friends to complain about your job with. If you are really good at your job they pay well, especially in the outside sales role. They have also increased pay in other roles as well (but that’s mostly because they can’t keep people from quitting. $1 medical insurance.

Cons

Everything else. First of all, 90% of the perks you’ll hear about are only for Oklahoma employees. This review is for all other offices and a compilation of multiple people who have left as they are too scared to write their own reviews. Yes that’s right, people have been threatened and others so emotionally raw they just want to leave Paycom behind and try to pick up the pieces of their lives. I’m a hard worker so i was always successful and even then i was always miserable here. They have zero trust of their employees. They lie when you interview so you get caught up and then once you start it doesn’t take long to start realizing all the promises they make are lies. In my time there I saw insane turnover like I’m talking an entire office will be 90% new employees (less than a year) at any given time. That’s across multiple roles. The clients notice this too. It’s one of the complaints i would get most often. Every few months metrics and rules change which i actually didn’t mind as much as other things but it can be frustrating especially once you know what works for you and your clients but are forced to change just to see numbers plummet nationwide. Very high stress. You either gain or lose a ton of weight working here, depends on how stress affects you. A lot of crying happens here and I have known multiple people need therapy after leaving. They totally mess you up mentally, it feels like an abusive relationship. The management doesn’t care about anyone but themselves and the people above them which will eventually lead to them self destruct as there are zero big picture thinkers ,only followers. They will try to scam you on commissions and try to manipulate you in to giving others your commissions based on policies that don’t exist. After you leave they will not pay you your earned commissions either. I could go on for days but overall, if you have never worked anywhere and are fresh out of college it might be a good fit because you won’t know better, otherwise run run run run run.

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Paycom Response
7y
We’re sorry to see your experience at Paycom wasn’t more positive. We understand that the demands of our sales positions will not be a good fit for everyone. Our current growth and vigorous dedication to innovation and improvement may result in employees feeling outside of their comfort zone. While we have high expectations of our employees, we also have higher expectation for our managers and actively seek to support and develop their management skills. We will share your feedback with the leadership team and wish you well.
5.0
Aug 9, 2017

You are Boarding a Rocket Ship

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Pros

Can growth be the pro and the con? I've been personally challenged and my life has changed in many ways. Figuring out how to ride a rocket ship is scary, difficult and challenging, but is the reward worth it? That is for the individual to decide. But what is the alternative? Stagnation or decline? I'll go with the rocket ship. I believe top talent chooses the rocket ship too! -They provide a very competitive salary and overall compensation. The CEO is a capitalist and gives stock equity deep into the organization. Which it has done very well by the way. Look it up PAYC. -Incredible people work here. -A beautiful campus and environment. -The support is endless to help one another. If your not getting it, you should tell someone as it must a be a rogue manager. -There is a clear vision where the company is headed. -Growth and development is a personal mission of theirs. -They work very hard to accomplish the mission. (Is this a con?) -They care deeply about their customers and employees. -They listen and try to make adjustments when they can. For example, they just expanded time off.

Cons

I don't think they pretend to have all the answers especially with as much growth and change as they have seen. However, they need to be transparent, genuine, and real. They need to stick to a strategy and initiative in specific departments. There sometimes is to much change with the breeze and it is difficult to understand and stay focused on what one needs to accomplish.

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Paycom Response
8y
Thank you for the review and for your feedback. We appreciate the rocket ship analogy!
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