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      Paychex

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      3.1

      45% would recommend to a friend

      (5,994 total reviews)
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      John Gibson

      47% approve of CEO

      45% positive business outlook

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      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.3

      Work/Life balance

      3.1

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Compensation and benefits

      3.1

      Career opportunities

      2.7

      Senior management

      Paychex has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 5,994 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 Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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      6K reviews
      2.0
      Apr 21, 2010

      lack of management support for innovation

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Process improvement was area that Paychex has and was true towards productivity improvements, but new and emerging technologies are “key” to true productivity improvements. You can only improve a process so far by reducing steps in the process, but innovation and creativity using new technology and re-engineering is the long-term strategy for productivity…

      Cons

      The lack of management support for innovation and recognition for risk taking and challenging the “old” processes and methodologies for improvement… the old “this is how we do it hear”…. is a consistant challenge with the old guard. The next generation of Paychex employees run into management road blocks all the time from the “tenured” management and old thinking.

      1.0
      Apr 3, 2009

      A breeding ground for misery

      software developer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      For the most part, there is decent job security. The benefits are OK, except when it comes to time off, they are very stingy. The pay was OK for me, but is still below industry standard.

      Cons

      The way they motivate their employees is by yelling at them, and watching them like hawks. The job is extremely demoralizing, and you will never feel good about anything you do. When I first started, they were comparing my abilities to people who had been there 1 year saying I was not doing a good job. When I was there for a year, they compared me to people who were there 5 years, same thing, telling me I wasn't doing a good job. Every review was absolutely negative, without a single positive ANYTHING. Overall, extremely negative atmosphere, I was nitpicked for coming in 5 minutes late, and taking a 15 minute break every so often when I was on SALARY. Awful work environment, it's like everyone there is miserable and wants you to be too.

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