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TriNet Group
3.2 of 5 39 reviews
www.trinet.com San Leandro, CA 500 to 999 Employees

TriNet Group Reviews

Updated Jun 5, 2013
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60% Approve of the CEO

TriNet Group President, CEO, and Director Burton M. Goldfield

Burton M. Goldfield

(25 ratings)

53% of employees recommend this company to a friend
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Good Company Overall

Anonymous Employee (Current Employee)
San Leandro, CA

I have been working at TriNet Group full-time for more than a year

Pros-Job security
-Great Co-workers
-Supportive management
-Good benefits
-Monthly meetings
-Room to excel within company

ConsLong hours. Also needs better communication

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Not a Good Place to Work

Manager (Current Employee)

I have been working at TriNet Group full-time

ProsHigh growth due to nature client base expanding and many acquisitions
Plenty of jobs and opportunity
Company has tried to improve salary base for new hires to be competitive with top talent

ConsMany new executives who are not experienced in the industry come in and have grand visions that cannot be executed. Highly stressful demands are made on existing staff to meet dates and deadlines which are unrealistic. While they ask for feedback, they don't want to hear anything contradictory to what they want to do.

There is a focused effort to acquire many companies quickly to get to a certain client size. Integration plans have yet to be successful, causing strain and significant stress on existing employees (also client satisfaction).

There are multiple re-orgs resulting in a highly political environment and lack of trust internally.

Advice to Senior ManagementLose the ego and listen to employees who know the industry and have experienced failed attempts to what you are trying to do, given you don't yet have the experience yourself. History is repeating itself; clients and employees are leaving to join the competition.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

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TriNet Group HR Communications & Program Manager responded to this review

Jun 10, 2013

TriNet is in a high-growth period through both new sales and acquisitions of other companies. We recognize that the rapid change in the organization can be a challenge to manage and we will be ... More

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Hopeful that the growth can be sustained

IT Contact (Former Employee)
San Leandro, CA

I worked at TriNet Group as a contractor for more than a year

ProsThere was a dramatic change of leadership whilst I was there - much of it quite hard to understand. I hope the leader know what they are doing...

ConsMorale is quite low - a lot of good people have left and the exodus must stop.

Advice to Senior ManagementRetain your best people, be careful letting new people clean house on a whim...

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Company has a good business model for HR solutions for small and medium businesses

Human Resources Manager (Former Employee)
Cupertino, CA

I worked at TriNet Group full-time for more than a year

ProsCompany can deploy HR management in a short notice

ConsBusiness model needs to be tweaked to scale for larger businesses

Advice to Senior ManagementBusiness model is very scaleable for larger businesses, it is all in marketing tweaks.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Great working environment, exciting time to be a part of this company.

PR Coordinator (Current Employee)
San Leandro, CA

I have been working at TriNet Group full-time for less than a year

ProsTons of opportunity, wonderful people to work with, office location is nice/convenient, CEO has vision and is accessible, great benefits and culture, creativity and a focus on the future

ConsNot much, just general growing pains of an expanding company.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Great colleagues, very interesting work, has become way too "lean" in recent couple of years

Client Services Professional (Current Employee)

I have been working at TriNet Group full-time for more than 8 years

ProsGreat colleagues who want to do great work, customer-centric and mission-focused, interesting space to be in, really good benefits

ConsCompany running way too lean, showing good bottom line numbers at the expense of loyal and hardworking employees.

Advice to Senior ManagementListen to the workload pain your employees are experiencing. Notice the attrition and the talent walking out the door. Ask why, and listen to the answer.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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So so environment, long hours, constant change.

Marketing (Current Employee)

I have been working at TriNet Group full-time for more than a year

ProsPotential for work from home days, but it depends on who you report to and there's been a lot of change in the department.

ConsThere is very poor employee morale, too many layoffs as they acquire companies has lead to a lot of grumbling. There is little to no individual recognition for performance and little to no room for advancement. When I was there management looked down upon ambitious individuals, and even made sexist and age biased remarks.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

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TriNet Group HR Communications & Program Manager responded to this review

May 2, 2013

If you are a current employee, please give us an opportunity to address and hopefully resolve the frustrations you’re experiencing. TriNet takes allegations of sexist and age biased remarks very ... More

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Solution Center great for Seasonal Work

Solution Center Advocate (Former Employee)
Reno, NV

I worked at TriNet Group full-time for less than a year

ProsConsistent feedback and review with supervisors, comfortable working environment, excellent pay for a temporary position. Great training process that could be applied to multiple jobs at other employers. Room for advancement is there for motivated employees who are willing to go out and get the education to reach their goals. Lots of employees incentives, positive employee culture.

ConsMany employees will find better, permanent employment elsewhere with benefits to boot.....TriNet is losing lots of excellent potential permanent talent that way.

Advice to Senior ManagementDo what you mean and mean what you promise....which you already do.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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Great learning experience in the Insurance sales world.

Regional Sales Consultant (Current Employee)
Irvine, CA

I have been working at TriNet Group full-time for more than a year

ProsGood pay and benefits
Good sales support

Conscomplete lack of transparency in quota
large differences in pay for the same job
complex sale
overpriced product

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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TriNet Group HR Communications & Program Manager responded to this review

May 1, 2013

If you are a current employee, we would encourage you to reach out to our VP of Sales or our HR department. That way, we can work to resolve the frustrations you're experiencing. In particular, we ... More

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Building an enduring company

Manager (Current Employee)
Bradenton, FL

I have been working at TriNet Group full-time for more than 3 years

ProsGreat opportunity to help entrepreneurs succeed
Very talented and capable colleagues
High emphasis on coaching and employee development
Profitable company with great career opportunities

ConsScaling a company's growth oftentimes requires significant demands on the company's top talent. Not a place to be if you don't want to give it all you got and then some.

Advice to Senior ManagementKeep the communication link with the front line strong like you are
Stay laser focused on our goals

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

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