Wasn't worth it for me. - Senior Payroll Specialist Paychex Employee Review

2.0
May 9, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are good, especially if you're transitioning into the workforce for the first time. Coworkers are nice, but that's heavily dependent on your role and location. Training was well-rounded.

Cons

I had no work-life balance. At all. I spent 1.5 years there, and by the time I found another job, the stress had gotten so bad that I was having panic attacks on Sunday nights. The company puts numbers before anything else. You're encouraged to stretch the truth or lie by omission when talking to clients about certain things. Call times and away times are heavily monitored, and my supervisor once read my instant messages and then complained to me about something I had said to another team member, privately. It felt like I was always being watched. For the last couple months I was there, I spend 9 hours a day answering back to back queue calls with barely any time to call my own clients.

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Thank you for sharing your review. We're sorry to hear that this has been your experience and would welcome an opportunity to discuss this with you further so we can improve. We invite you to reach out to employee_relations@paychex.com to discuss in more detail.

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