Paycom

I wanted to offer my perspective on the company I have worked for over the last 6 years, and the many opportunities I have been given because of the chance they took on a fresh college grad.

Since working at Paycom, I have experienced tremendous growth and leadership opportunities, from working on some of our major projects you now see in our commercials, to more under the hood developments and internal projects.

Across all of them is the same theme: we truly do hire great people.

I have had the pleasure of working with many colleagues who I now consider lifelong friends, and there are people and mentors invested in my success that I greatly value.

Additionally, as a leader, I feel I am able to affect change in meaningful ways that improve my team's ability to complete their daily tasks and be successful in our organization.

For me, my time in leadership has been immensely rewarding and something I will cherish for the rest of my life.

If you have read any of the reviews here, I am sure you have seen the mention of things like the $1 health care benefits, the catered lunches, and other amenities like the on-campus gym, but I wanted to take a moment and really highlight the support I get each day from both my direct boss, as well as the teams under me who I rely on in order for our group to be successful.

I know it's typical to see someone give feedback about who they report to, but I think it's equally important to emphasize just how much of a joy it has been working with the teams that report to me on a daily basis.

To address the elephant in the room: To say it's been a mixed bag on our recent return to office decision as an organization would perhaps be a bit generous, given some of the other recent reviews on Glassdoor. But one thing that really stood out to me is that during the time the decision was being made, our CIO met directly with individual contributors to listen and hear the concerns of our department.

Having worked for organizations where a manager didn't even know I worked there, it's continually been a highlight of the job that we have a very humble CIO that is extremely down-to-earth and one that I feel genuinely cares about the people that work for him.

Overall, Paycom has been a great career for me and one that I attribute to a lot of the success I have experienced both in my professional as well as personal life.

Obviously, each job comes with its pros and cons, and Paycom, like any corporation of its size, is going to have its challenges, but I am very appreciative of the opportunities I have been afforded here.

I hope to see a better career path for our team leads that promotes long-term investment in the role. I think we have a strong career path for our individual contributors, but I would like to see more opportunity for our team leads that doesn't just involve becoming a supervisor/manager, etc. Our teams are the heart of our success, so I want that to be a rewarding and fulfilling career opportunity should someone choose to stay at that level of leadership and guide our individual contributors to be successful.

Other than that, I wish we would have some better dedicated lunch options. If you are diet-conscious (keto, vegan, lactose intolerant, etc.), it can be hard not having reliable options. Having food catered in from local businesses is great, but it can lead to some days where there isn't a particularly viable option.

I think our managers are doing a great job and ultimately have the heart of the department in mind with the changes they are trying to implement. The recent changes have been difficult to navigate, but at least for me, I have faith we will be successful, and I look forward to our future growth.