Great Opportunities if you’re lucky - Program Manager ADP Employee Review

4.0
Sep 1, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

- People first policy - if you’re lucky with a manager then lots of mentor ship and opportunities for growth - Compensation can be quite competitive - WLB is good (depends on role) - limited # of difficult personalities - extremely flexible during COVID - can be easy to get investment into new programs or pilots - incredibly difficult to get fired or laid off unless you have a redundant or legacy oriented role

Cons

- if you’re on the wrong team or a heavily client facing then it can be absolutely grueling/grinding - Lots of lifers can lead to a “right way to do things” which is usually akin to “we’ve always done it this way” - lots of conflicting initiatives or overlapping ones - personality driven so if you don’t know the right people or don’t stretch your network it can seem like an unnavigable behemoth - tough to balance being a nimble org with so many legacy products. - despite rhetoric this is not a tech company. It has a lot of technology & technology driven initiatives but don’t come expecting a company with Silicon Valley type culture.

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ADP Response
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Pros

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Cons

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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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ADP Response
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