200% turnover and counting - Software Engineer Kazoo Employee Review

2.0
Apr 1, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Projects never see through to finish so you never have to deliver working software

Cons

Every two weeks a new deadline means drop everything you've been working on and finish the next thing as quickly as possible. Extremely high turnover means no one has worked on the code for more than a year or so.

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Kazoo Response
6y
First and foremost, thank you for taking the time to provide us feedback. As a growing software company, we have a lot of projects that we’re working on as our business pushes for market share in the HR technology industry. In order to deliver the best platform for performance management and recognition & rewards as well as advanced data/reporting capabilities, we have a lot planned in our product roadmap. We think you’ve done a great job of delivering working software and our customers and prospects are pretty impressed with these projects. We definitely hear you on the shift in deadlines. The pace of work at Kazoo is fast to support deadlines to meet market and customer demands, hence our cultural value ‘be quick, but don’t hurry’. Better outlining our roadmap is something we are actively working on so we can lock down our product focus on an annual basis and re-evaluate priorities quarterly as we get a better understanding of current market demands and shifts. If you'd like to discuss further please reach out to us directly at People@kazoohr.com.

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5.0
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I Get free lunch every shift, Like EVERY SHIFT!

Cons

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5.0
May 12, 2020
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Pros

So much opportunity for growth - everyone wears so many different hats and there's no walls between departments. If you're interested in learning about something new or exploring career opportunities outside of your department you have the freedom to do so. The benefits - Our own product and the perks from that. Good medical, dental, and vision coverage. Flexible PTO still amazes me to this day. Flexibility for remote work or working from home some of the days of the week. Stocked break room with a BEVI for unlimited sparkling water. Fun office events and office wide celebrations. The PEOPLE! - My gosh, never have I met a more committed and genuine group of people in my life. All of my coworkers are a delight and such hard workers! Never have I felt more excited about tackling intense projects or going to after hour happy hours.

Cons

Lots of change - If you don't like change, this is not the place for you. While we have been around since 2013, we still have the startup mentality. If I look back to when I first started (over a year and a half ago) to now it feels like a different company... but again, the people and product are who really make it great and an amazing place to be. Open office Environment - I personally don't HATE it, but wouldn't mind nicer desks with more privacy.

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Kazoo Response
5y
We appreciate your feedback! Our culture here at Kazoo is one we are very proud of and we are glad to read the benefits, growth opportunities, and community we continue to develop are ‘Pro’s’ for you. They’re ‘Pro’s’ for us too! We also know we are not perfect so your advice to management is something we welcome. The pace of change is pretty quick around here and we’re excited about the future of the company and the changes being made. And we’re grateful to have wonderful employees like yourself as part of this journey. Thank you for being a part of the #kazoocrew!
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