If a company such as ADP has a personal recruiter team beware. - Major Accounts District Manager Trainee ADP Employee Review

2.0
Oct 20, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Good benefits. Good work/life balance. Solid salary. Good training pay. Fun team activities. For those who exceed quota there is a great annual president's club trip. Great product solutions for businesses.

Cons

Training program only consists of online courses - no real hands on training provided. No real detailed training on the product you are actually supposed to sell. A mentor is assigned (typically another DM), but due to them having to hit their own quotas, they have an agenda that doesn't include helping you. Especially those who have been with the company for some time. ADP believes in an "over hire" process which pretty much signifies that they are completely aware of how high their turnover is. They basically hire for a position that currently they don't have open til someone currently in that position either gets promoted, leaves, or is fired. ADP has their own recruiters. Another thing to keep in mind. Companies that have a demand of people wanting to work for them shouldn't have to have full time recruiters looking constantly to fill open positions. In the duration that I worked for ADP, and appr. 10 former coworkers who called me due to them being recruited by ADP. While I think there is the potential to be successful, the company makes it really hard for you to get there.

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Pros

work life balance continued education opportunity

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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