Paylocity Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Paylocity full-time for more than a year

Pros – -Great people
-Great work environment
- Flexibility
-opportunities to move up the ranks
-Still a fairly new business so many chances are taking place which one has a chance to be a part of.
-A pretty decent business plan which is set up

Cons – -Benefits could be a tad bit better, but they are pretty good so far

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Paylocity full-time for more than a year

Pros – The pay is decent if you are a Client Service Representative you will start out at $14.00 and if you are an Account Manager you will make $16.00.

The benefits are good in their Arlington Heights location, but their Florida location only gets to choose a PPO plan versus getting a really good HMO plan.

The supply catered lunch during the busiest time of the year.

Cons – Their management is not very diverse.

The company has a poor internal escalation system. Everything gets escalated without a filter of importance.

Some of the companies hire unqualified payroll specialist, and they will call you daily to request help on how to do their job.

Management has a under the table policy, which means get it done regardless of HOW it gets done.

Management has an NPS scoring for their clients that ask their clients one question, and that score directly affects the Client Service Representative, and the question only talks about the company.

Management makes you feel as if your real job in the company is to be the scapegoat for BUGS in their product.

Advice to Senior Management – Hire management with a willingness to learn the software and troubleshooting.

Do not risk the integrity of the company to make yourself look good in from of the top executives of the company.

Do not have show obvious favoritism to one person because it changes the overall morale of people nearby.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Paylocity full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Good pay for industry
Casual dress work environment
Some nice perks (Lunches, Free good coffee!)
Keeps employees appraised of company roadmap
constant and consistant growth

Cons – Getting much too corporate - have lost the family attitude they had replaced with a more "yessir" environment
Staff turnover increasing
certain levels of mid-senior management are just plain bad
lack of departmental communication (still)
The blame game is starting to flourish as the demands for more productivity has increased

Advice to Senior Management – Those who seem the most helpful are only helping themselves, hiring "good on paper" managers is not always the best thing to do. Pay attention to the departments who demand a lot and blame everyone else for their shortcomings.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Paylocity full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – Casual work environment, latest technolgy, software as a service company, high client retention

Cons – Not all departments grow at the same rate as client base which causes high stress during typical higher volume months.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Paylocity full-time for less than a year

Pros – They value you as an employee. I am a current employee hired on during Year-End and anyone has has ever worked with Payroll would know how "demanding" it can be during that time of the year.

Cons – Since it is a new company there are very few seasoned veteran employees. But of those few they are willing to help any way possible.

Advice to Senior Management – Stay approachable. Stay as reasonable as possible. Love the open door policy.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Paylocity full-time for more than 8 years

Pros – The employees are all very passionate about making great software that helps people do their jobs, and everyone on the team can contribute in their own way and can make a difference without the usual office politics getting in the way. By design they are early adopters of the latest and greatest technology, so you are always getting the opportunity to learn new things. When there are issues, everyone rallies around to figure out the best way to proceed rather than who to blame so they foster an environment where you can truly innovate without worrying if taking a chance will cost me my job. Best of all, employees are treated like professionals and they have a liberal work-at-home policy that allows for a much better work/life balance than I've ever seen before.

The company has always been growing fast, so there are always new job opportunities opening up as well as new products to work on. Despite the growth, the executive management team has done a great job managing that growth, communicating their plans regularly to all employees including new hires, and making sure that chaos doesn't ensue and making sure that the entire organization scales so 1 group is not disproportionately burdened by the rapid growth. And they've somehow been able to maintain the casual environment and dress code that everyone appreciates the first day they walk into the office -- which is why they keep winning awards for hiring the best and brightest in the Chicagoland area and being one of the best places to work in Illinois along with being one of the biggest creators of new jobs in Illinois.

Cons – Although fast growth means more opportunities and challenges, not everyone enjoys the pace or the fact that the company dynamics change as you start opening remote offices, so if you're not up to being constantly challenged and stimulated in your job this may not be the best environment

Advice to Senior Management – Paylocity has seemed to be immune from the effects of recession and always been able to grow through the best of times and the worst of times, partly because they were very proactive before the recession hit, so they've never really experienced layoffs of any kind. So it's easy to let your guard down and think this will always continue, but unfortunately I've seen a few of my prior employers flounder because they got too overly ambitious after years of steady growth and got away from what made them successful. Everyone wants to keep a good thing going at Paylocity, so please continue to work as hard as you currently do at preserving the company culture, and keeping happy customers and happy employees, and continue to be conservative in managing the growth, and not make too many business plans that require a 30% or more growth rate to sustain the business.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Paylocity full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Growing, thriving company
Ripe with opportunity in every department
Friendly, supportive environment
Use of technology allows for flexible work schedule
Casual dress code
Leading edge software capabilities
Benefit package

Cons – Not the place for someone looking for a routine and static environment. Fast paced growth and changing software capabilities require much adaptability and flexibility.

Advice to Senior Management – Continue to listen to your employees whose ideas and challenges come from dedication and hard work every day.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Paylocity full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Pros – Paylocity is a company comprised of the best talent in the industry. It's a creative, collaborative environment that respects the ideas and opinions of not only their employees but also their clients. The leadership team is innovative, passionate and hardworking which resonates on a collective level.

Cons – Cons - It's not easy to be considered for the company they’re very selective and only choose top-notch talent.

Advice to Senior Management – Advise – Continue to take pride in being different. What makes Paylocity great is that we DON’T operate like all the others in the industry.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Paylocity full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – Casual dress code, co-workers that are willing to assist and teach one another.

Cons – There is a lack of emphasis in intra-office communication, particularly between departments. If there were more of an emphasis on critical thinking skills and focus on internal communication, it would increase overall productivity and employee satisfaction.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Paylocity full-time

Pros – Paylocity is the leader in innovative payroll/ hris technology for middle market clients. Once people see the WebPay system they are blown away with how simple and intuitive it is to manage payroll and human resouces. It is fun to truly help clients and work with such wonderful people.

Cons – Although Paylocity has been around for 15 years with a phenomenal reputation, the name is still new in the marketplace.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the great work.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company