Look the other way, Too many Internal Issues Overlooked - Inside Sales ADP Employee Review

2.0
21 Feb 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great Benefits, Great training, Pay is decent, Great name in the industry and overall great products and services to customers.

Cons

ADP Dealer Services face the typical problems that plague large organizations. Departments are silos; Left hand isn't watching the right. Some departments are not held accountable for their actions. Mid to low level employees are kept in the dark with limited direction. Not your typical sales organization- Structure changes yearly, Cannibalism amongst the channel partners. Senior Managers often have contradicting messages. Major reimbursement issues on the Sales side, both inside and in the field. For a Payroll company one would think ADP would have this under control. There is low morale amongst inside sales and a limited budget. The Inside department has grown and shown promise in the past few years but due to the recent problems in the auto industry, add-on products have/will see a sharp decline. The Inside sales team is an afterthought. Shareholders are the primary focus, beyond customer and employee retention. They acquire market share through acquisitions. They often swallow more than they can chew. Executives have no intention of focusing efforts to solving internal problems. They either do not see things as a problem or they have no way of knowing how to solve problems. More importantly, they spend way too much time asking the question: What have you done for me lately? It appears that Executive Management has a very limited scope of what's really going on within the company.

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Cons

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ADP Response
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1.0
4 May 2026
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Pros

Resume Gold! Having the name on your resume opens doors because people know you can survive a high-volume, high-complexity environment. That’s where the benefits end.

Cons

Pay: It’s a joke. They expect specialized, expert-level work and deep tax knowledge for a base salary that is way below the market. They use the big name as an excuse to underpay you. Work/Life Balance: You are never truly off. To hit the impossible quotas, people are forced to work off the clock just to keep up. Management knows this is the only way the work gets done, but they look the other way so they don't have to address the workload. Management: They are manipulative and not leaders. Instead of helping with the workload, they use moving goalposts and vague promises of growth to keep you running. There is no advocacy for employees. Make sure to get everything in writing. Some get amnesia. Quantity over Quality: It’s a sweatshop for data. You’re forced to rush through complex setups just to hit a Go-Live count to appease Sales. Accuracy is key, but it often takes a backseat to volume, which is a nightmare for anyone who cares about doing the job right. No Room to Grow: There is no real way to move up. ADP is a lateral move company, and that’s only if your management doesn’t stand in your way and prevent you from leaving for another internal team.

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ADP Response
2w
Hello and thank you for providing your insight into your experience working for ADP. ADP prides itself on creating and maintaining a workplace where employees work in a professional environment and are treated fairly. We appreciate your feedback and advice and we would like to hear more about your specific situation so that we can review your concern completely. Please contact our Associate Relations team at 1-877-878-4811 or hr.associate.relations@adp.com
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