Culture - Vice President Operations ADP Employee Review

2.0
Mar 30, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits are better than most

Cons

I was a long term employee at ADP and in my last years (by the way I left on my own) I have never seen such poor treatment of associates in my entire career. The new executive leadership had no respect for those of us that put our heart and soul into this company. It's a shame that they treated people they hired off the street better than those of us that took this company to where it is today. And the people in the position of "President" to run this company were not qualified to be president. Thank God I got out when I did because, when I hear from my peers that are still there all I hear is how the culture continues to decline. Everybody wants out.

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ADP Response
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Hello - we apologize you had a turbulent end to a successful career at ADP. Thank you for your honest and thorough impressions of your ADP experience. We appreciate your takeaways and transparency.

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