Not the best decision I ever made - Anonymous employee ADP Employee Review

2.0
16 Jun 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

If you are about to graduate from college and want solid sales training and work experience then it's a good company to work for. I would not apply for a job here unless I'm 22, or 23 years old. You will get very structured training. And after a year or two, you'll get recruited by medical companies.

Cons

Churn n Burn!!! Very micromanaging no matter how well or poorly your performance is. Getting a payroll deal started is sometimes very difficult with your own Implimentation team. They say you'll get CPA's listed to you (for referral purposes), the CPA's given to new sales reps are not working with ADP, not usually interested in working with ADP, and are nowhere near a warm lead. DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT work here if you have 2-4 years of sales experience whatsoever because the money is not that good and you aren't going to learn much more than you already know. They are the definition of "corporate coolaid" and if you're not on board, you'll feel like you were hit by a bus. You can be successfull if you make 15-20 prospect drops per day, and about 50 phone calls per day. The sales territory is not well structured, anyone can have personal or professional referrals into your territory and that can be frustrating.

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Cons

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We are glad that you are enjoying your ADP experience. Thank you for your review.
2.0
15 Jun 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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ADP Response
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