Overworked & Underpaid - Account Manager ADP Employee Review

2.0
2 Jun 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Hybrid work environment, friendly co-workers

Cons

Overworked. 80% of every team will quit within one year, leaving the remaining associates completely swamped. We support billions of dollars and get paid hardly enough to survive. Poor communication between departments - I was told I would be a payroll account manager and half the time I’m a tax accountant, benefits advisor, therapist, and everything else you can imagine. My last yearly raise was under 50 cents…

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