Bad Management & SubparTraining - Implementation Consultant ADP Employee Review

2.0
Mar 27, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Most of the people you encounter at ADP are friendly and polite. ADP does a lot of community events and engagement activities for the staff. In certain positions you can travel & work from home.

Cons

The retiring employees are rude and don't care to be bothered. ADP has a mentor-ship program where they force the retiring employees to train new hires or risk not getting their raise or year end bonus. This causes tension for new hires who receive the frustration from the mentors. ADP has a methodology to follow with no easy way to look up and retrieve resources in a timely manner. The management will put multiple implementation projects on you even if they know you're not ready because they want to get the revenue to make their bonuses. If you're new to ADP chances are you likely won't get a bonus or a raise your first year, they'll find every excuse not to give you one. You work with antiquated systems that are completely frustrating.

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ADP Response
8y
Thank you for the comprehensive assessment of ADP. We appreciate the insights.

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Pros

Great Company to work for

Cons

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2.0
Jun 15, 2026
Recommend
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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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ADP Response
6d
Thank you for sharing your insights on your contractor experience at ADP. We value your feedback.
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