Not what it used to be - Human Resources Paychex Employee Review

2.0
10 Jun 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Generous time off in most roles. Health insurance is on par with other large companies.

Cons

When Gibson took over as CEO the writing was on the wall there would be a complete overhaul of the company. He's eliminated remote work and most of the recent layoffs were remote. Lots of office closures with more to come. The culture is toxic as you're forced to act like everything is good, when everyone is terrified of being laid off because we learned it's not performance based. They're cutting heads and running the business very lean, which is good for them but not for employees. Generous time off means certain people take unlimited time off and managers dump their work on others. Pay across the board is quite low compared to other HCM's.

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5.0
17 Jun 2026
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Pros

Paychex is a great company to work for. I’ve held multiple roles over 20+ years. There are always ups and downs, but for every position, manager, decision I disagree with, there are ten others that are outstanding.

Cons

It’s a large company with many opportunities to grow, but smaller companies may offer higher compensation.

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1.0
1 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nothing is good about working here.

Cons

Nobody is ever held accountable. Pay is awful. Benefits were all moved out of state, so all providers in the area are all out of network. Jobs are being moved to India. The list goes on. Sales is the absolute favorite department in the entire company. Nothing sales can do is ever wrong, even when they give false information to clients and then the support team has to deal with the fallback. Don't get me started on Payroll.... the entire department has gone to the wind. I honestly don't know how this company ever did good with payroll services. The #1 complaint i got from every single client I interacted with was they could never get ahold of their Payroll Specialist. The company's response to this was to start making other departments learn payroll duties. This year they moved insurance benefits to a plan out of Arkansas, which made every provider I was already seeing become out of network. I had my first major medical scare of my adulthood and ended up paying a few grand out of pocket because U of R was out of network. Promotions are non existent. They make you apply and interview for any role you want to move into. There is nothing good about working here, and i would advise anyone to stay away from them.

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