Why This Blog???

Eye On Paychex is NOT attempting in any way to damage the business of Paychex. In fact, most customers I speak with have many good things to say about the company and its services.

The purpose of this blog is to shine a spotlight on "Employee Experience" of working for Paychex. 

You see, Paychex makes a LOT of noise about how they are ranked by Forbes magazine as one of the Top 100 Best Companies to Work For. But the truth is not quite so rosy. 

I am convinced that many good people have accepted or are seeking employment with Paychex becasue they are certain that this is a "Great Place to Work". This is blatently untrue and is unfair to the current and future employees of the company.

So, through this blog, we will explore what it is REALLY like to work at Paychex. We will look at the good (the training is excellent) and the bad (absurd policies). 

All readers are encouraged to participate by posting, or, if you prefer, email your comments to me at eyeonpaychex@gmail.comand I will post them for you. 

ALL POSTINGS WILL BE ANONYMOUS!!! 

Sunday, November 2, 2008

You Are Being WATCHED!!!

Like most corporations, Paychex has a pretty tight computer use policy. That is OK, after all, they do own the computers!!!

But here are a few things you most likely did not know.

  • All traffic on Paychex computers and network is monitored
  • If you send or receive an email, Paychex has a copy of it!
  • If you send an email using a service like Yahoo or Gmail, Paychex has a copy of it!
  • If you visit a website, Paychex has a record of it!
  • If you enter a password into a site (to check email, etc.) Paychex can see your password!

All internet traffic goes through Paychex's web proxy. Don't believe me? In Internet Explorer, click on Tools / Internet Options/ Connections / LAN Settings. See the proxy info in the box? That means that ALL traffic from your browser is routed through their proxy before going into our out of the Internet. Since they route the traffic, they can read it. And they DO!!!

NEVER use a Paychex computer for ANYTHING other than Paychex business. They know way too much about you already! Do you really want them to know your bank account info? Your political views? Your medical concerns? Your plans for the weekend?

Remember! ALL COMPUTER TRAFFIC IS MONITORED! THERE IS NO PRIVACY ON A PAYCHEX COMPUTER!!! AND THIS IS 100% LEGAL!!!

Oh, and this extends to company issues wireless devices, too! If you carry a Paychex cell phone or wireless Internet card, you are being monitored!!! If your phone has GPS, they can track you too!

Remember that if the wireless account is in Paychex name, they have access to all of the data associated with that account!

They can read your text messages! Intercept your email! Track your location! View your detailed call records!

Be warned!!!

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1 comment:

Callie said...

This is pretty standard for most corporations.. I fail to see what's so scandalous here.

December 7, 2008 at 9:54 PM

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