Work life balance poor management full politics - Associate ADP Employee Review

3.0
Jul 14, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Hybrid mode. Can take leaves. Work life balance.

Cons

Politics- As long as you give information about your peers you are awarded and rewarded. Mangers manipulates your data if you are working hard and he/she will promote his/her puppet. They will only appreciate you verbally not on email. Give and take policy works between manager and associate . If Associate is taking care of manager eg: taking to party, paying bills then you will be promoted and rewarded as well. If you try to work hard then you will receive only one thing that is good job done that too verbally. Manager will pressurise you to give resignation if you don’t give any info regarding other managers or peers.

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Cons

Pay: It’s a joke. They expect specialized, expert-level work and deep tax knowledge for a base salary that is way below the market. They use the big name as an excuse to underpay you. Work/Life Balance: You are never truly off. To hit the impossible quotas, people are forced to work off the clock just to keep up. Management knows this is the only way the work gets done, but they look the other way so they don't have to address the workload. Management: They are manipulative and not leaders. Instead of helping with the workload, they use moving goalposts and vague promises of growth to keep you running. There is no advocacy for employees. Make sure to get everything in writing. Some get amnesia. Quantity over Quality: It’s a sweatshop for data. You’re forced to rush through complex setups just to hit a Go-Live count to appease Sales. Accuracy is key, but it often takes a backseat to volume, which is a nightmare for anyone who cares about doing the job right. No Room to Grow: There is no real way to move up. ADP is a lateral move company, and that’s only if your management doesn’t stand in your way and prevent you from leaving for another internal team.

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