"Unlimited PTO" Is A Lie + Micromanagement - Software Engineer Paychex Employee Review

3.0
Apr 28, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Kept busy with work and encouraged to take on responsibility and expose yourself to more of the company's work areas.

Cons

They say they have "Unlimited/Discretionary PTO" but it is a lie. They say to "follow the old system" which means 15 days a year, take more than that and your manager will be questioning you. They also require you to count the number of PR's you have reviewed and the time it took. They also say they follow an "agile methodology" but they poorly implement the scrum methodology e.g. keep increasing scope to the same story throughout multiple sprints but reprimand you for carrying it over.

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5.0
Jun 28, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

People and the overall environment is a positive one. If you do your part, definite long term career potential. It’s not easy- but stable, growing. Worth serious consideration for early career looking for sales experience with a great training program. Also good for mid-career consideration if base salary isn’t the primary reason you are in sales.

Cons

Very fast pace that doesn’t suit everyone. If you are looking for easy or just a job to “hang out”, this probably isn’t the right spot for you.

2.0
Jul 11, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Remote work is a plus. Collaboration from peers is more plus than minus. Documentation of business technology was great for the most part.

Cons

Worse holiday observance company I ever worked for. Pay is low for what is asked. Work/life balance was good until 2025. Mid-level leadership and above is not ideal. I had little guidance when I started so, especially from manager so had to figure things out with help of peers.

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