Pros
-You will learn a TON about how small businesses manage (or mismanage) themselves. -Great introduction to professional sales. -Great introduction to small business community. -Good work life balance, you set your own schedule based on appointments, prospecting, etc. -The office knows how to throw a party and have fun in time off, for sales incentives, we went to comedy clubs, team golfing, pedal bus pub crawls, Fridays off etc. -Good benefits, stock options, 401(k), medical, dental, vision. -Depending on the market, if businesses are starting up, you will have success
Cons
-For the first 3 months, you will be cold calling, walking door to door handing out flyers and business cards with limited results. -Turnover is AWFUL, I worked there for 14 months, and there were only 5 people were left from when I started, within the first 3 months of being there I actually counted 13 people had quit or been fired (mostly quit). -Highest priced product in the industry, in this market particularly, people are not willing to spend that much. -TONS of competition, not only other payroll service providers, but you compete with banks, bookkeepers, in-house accountants / office managers, Quickbooks. -Despite management telling you their only competitor is Paychex, in fact this is a VERY diluted industry, every company has an online product that can calculate payroll and pay their employees. -Payroll industry is driven by employment, and in a down economy, it is not exactly the best product to sell, especially in Oregon. -Nobody cares about payroll, it is not on the top of mind of 99% of decision makers, and overall it comes down to price, no matter how many "benefits" ADP's RUN platform can offer. -Last but not least, PAYROLL IS BORING, not a fun thing to sell, nobody cares about it, and convincing somebody to switch companies is not easy.
