An Honest Review - Anonymous employee Paychex Employee Review

3.0
May 16, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Paychex is a very stable company. As long as you are productive you do not have to worry about losing your job due to outside variables. The benefit package is a plus. Medical, vision, dental, 401k, FSA and a slew of other employee friendly benefits are available. Corporate leadership and values.

Cons

True job promotion is limited. SLOW steady progression is the path. Many lower-level positions are created to encourage "job promotion", but it is basically a false promotion that is used to keep the masses chasing the carrot. The wages are low. Your performance is definitely not tied to your annual review or raise percentage. You can provide 110% while someone else provides 60% and your raise will be with .25 cents of each other. This is an area that definitely requires improvement. Local leadership/values are not consistent with National/Corporate leadership.

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5.0
Jun 28, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

People and the overall environment is a positive one. If you do your part, definite long term career potential. It’s not easy- but stable, growing. Worth serious consideration for early career looking for sales experience with a great training program. Also good for mid-career consideration if base salary isn’t the primary reason you are in sales.

Cons

Very fast pace that doesn’t suit everyone. If you are looking for easy or just a job to “hang out”, this probably isn’t the right spot for you.

1.0
Jun 1, 2026
Recommend
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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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