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Developers will test their own code; leadership has lost the plot

Senior Software Developer
Current Employee
Has worked at Paycom for 2 years
October 8, 2025
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Incredible pay for the area (Oklahoma).

Cheap benefits for single individuals.

Cons

Leadership chose to lay off 70% of the QA department and make developers test their own code.

Not only is this shortsighted (bugs will go up substantially, quality down, dev timelines way slower), but it's also a major change of job responsibilities.

Make no mistake, interviewing for a dev here now means interviewing for being a QA too.

Leadership does not know how to improve the current market cap/situation, and is inexperienced, making poor decision after poor decision and then walking it back when it inevitably does not work.

Advice to Management

Unfortunately, everyone above the TL level needs to be replaced. Genuinely, everyone.

From the very top down, we're seeing a lack of serious leadership and quality decision-making.

Firing 70% of your staff out of the blue to "improve quality" is laughably inept.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
2.0
Culture and Values
1.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
5.0
Career Opportunities
2.0
Compensation and Benefits
5.0
Senior Management
1.0

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