It drives me crazy when people treat a company’s FEIN (Federal Employer Identification Number) like it’s a big secret. FEINs are public information. 

As someone who’s familiar with the tools and regulations/processes they manage, it’s painfully obvious that most of these complaints are user error. Not because the user is incompetent. Because people underestimate the difficulty of driving an HRIS. 

The leasing office closed in 15 minutes, so he needed the pay stub NOW.  But when he hit “download” in the payroll app… nothing happened. 

Running the People side of your business takes a lot of work, but hiring a PEO comes with trade-offs that you may regret later.