Not the best - Payroll Specialist Fourth Employee Review

2.0
30 Jun 2019
Recommend
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Pros

- Some really lovely people who work there, it's a shame they aren't running the place.

Cons

- Not much support from higher ups, it's frowned upon if you're having a bad day, they always talk about "employee welfare" but God forbid you forget to smile, you get pulled into the office over it! - Top heavy, too many people who are "management" but don't actually know how to manage their teams. - Not much insentive to do well, they plan all these "wonderful" parties but it's not the way to solve the deep rooted issues. All these PDPs they have set up work are biased, the managers always seem to be rewarded when they're the ones making mistakes yet anyone under them just gets marks "deducted" without good cause.

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5.0
19 Jun 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Good team communication and positive leadership.

Cons

Need to update back-end software; tools are out-of-date.

1.0
17 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very few pros come to mind, there were some great people on the individual contributor level I worked with across multiple teams however many left or are on their way out.

Cons

This is a highly toxic and disorganized work environment. Leadership’s lack of knowledge, direction, and experience is apparent. When I started, leadership was disengaged and disconnected to everything. I noticed there was a sudden and obvious change in leadership’s approach where “urgent” asks from above were being requested with little to no context. Unrealistic and changing expectations started being communicated as the norm. This caused confusion, chaos, and burn out, resulting in extremely low morale across teams. Concerns and feedback were either ignored or people were penalized/suddenly terminated for speaking up. Lastly, it doesn’t go unsaid there is no work life balance or professional boundaries here. This is a work environment that sets people up for failure and can have a serious impact on overall well-being.

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