Great job if you don't have a life outside of work. - Payroll Specialist ADP Employee Review

2.0
Jul 6, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pay is decent, office is clean and you are provided with all the tools needed for the job, benefits start upon hire. I enjoy how close I've gotten with my co workers, your team becomes like a family.

Cons

Okay so I've got a lot of problems with ADP. First of all the management is ridiculous, it's so political you seriously have to be in your management's clique in order to be treated like a human being. They micromanage EVERY little thing you do. I'm talking timing breaks, checking your browsing history, and treating you like you are a 5 year old child. I've complained to directors and HR about the management and have gotten no where. The company hires you on and throws a thousand training classes at you for onboarding with a near impossible deadline to actually retain information, then expect you to just be perfect and figure it out. God forbid you make a mistake because let me tell you it will go all the way up to senior management and end with your job being threatened in a 1 on 1 meeting. The schedule is ludicrous you never know how long you will be at work, It could be 8 hours, it could be 16. I have stayed the night in the office before because by the time we were done it was 4 in the morning and needed to start work again at 6am. If you have animals, or children you can bet they won't see you anymore. Everything is about stats and client surveys, when the client isn't happy instead of talking to employees and finding out why things aren't working and why we aren't productive they just shame you for not being up to standards and ride you until you finally do what they want. You sign your life away to this company and they could give a rats behind whether you succeed or quit. I was promised complete support in being promoted and promised to be allowed the time to take necessary classes and tests to get to that point. Everytime I have applied to take my FPC exam and paid the 400 dollars to enroll, time comes for me to leave my desk at 4pm for the study group and I'm told no because there is work to be done. I feel like I'm walking on egg shells all day long, you never know who you are going to make mad next. I have NEVER in my life seen so many adults crying on the job! I mean people literally are so stressed out they sit at their desks and cry like babies. How is that okay?! If you like to be treated like garbage, overworked, threatened, and micromanaged for a somewhat decent salary of 40-70k a year then this is the place for you!

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Cons

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Pros

- Established company with a long history and relatively stable business operations. - Provides a sense of job stability compared to many organizations navigating rapid changes in the current AI-driven market. - Lower risk of frequent restructuring or large-scale layoffs than many high-growth technology companies. - Opportunity to work with experienced employees who have deep institutional and domain knowledge. - Predictable work environment that may appeal to individuals seeking long-term stability over rapid change. - Strong choice for professionals who value job security and a steady career path in an uncertain economic climate.

Cons

- Documentation is limited or rusted, and many operational processes lack clear runbooks or standardized procedures, making onboarding and troubleshooting more difficult than necessary. - If you're coming from a modern, fast-paced engineering environment, the organization may feel behind current industry practices and tooling. - Internal politics can sometimes outweigh technical merit or execution. - There are teams with very long-tenured employees where change and innovation can be difficult to drive. - Decision-making often involves multiple layers of approval, resulting in significant bureaucracy and slower execution. - Processes can move slowly, and collaboration is not always transparent across teams, leading to inefficiencies and occasional confusion around ownership. - In some areas, roles, responsibilities, and operational processes are not clearly defined, creating unnecessary chaos and inconsistent ways of working. - Engineering standards and best practices vary considerably between teams, making cross-team collaboration challenging. - Organizational change tends to happen slowly, which can be frustrating for employees who are focused on modernization, automation, and continuous improvement.

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