Beware of the Glass ceiling - Senior Implementation Specialist ADP Employee Review

3.0
Aug 20, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great place to learn about the payroll business, lots of continuing education opportunities and advancement if you work for their Autopay Major Accounts division, not so much if you work for EBS (Small Business Division), also known as Easypay. I worked for Easypay and started as a customer service rep, worked my way up to Sr. Implementation Specialist. Competitive pay and once you have worked there you have a secure job with great benefits & tuition reimbursement.

Cons

Raises are nonexistent, you get up to a 4% pay increase each year depending on your review - if I had known that, I would have asked for more $ to start with. No bonuses for anyone except the Sales Dept. Very hard to get promoted, they always tell you they can't afford to promote you because it would leave them shorthanded in your current dept. Not enough employees to staff busy call center. Unrealistically short deadlines for getting work done, even for a very fast worker. Too many cliques and employee favoritism within departments. Not enough rewards for hard workers, same appreciation given to the slackers. If you decide to work at ADP, be sure to take a job in Autopay ( Major Accounts), DO NOT work for EBS (Easypay). The pay in that department is much lower for the same type of work and the managers are not as experienced. Major Accounts also gives pay bumps for relevant continuing education but EBS does not.

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 15, 2026
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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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