If you like to work for a heavily political organization this place is for tou - Human Resources Consultant TriNet Employee Review

2.0
Feb 8, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits. Starting salary (don’t expect big raises). Work from home since COVID.

Cons

Where to begin? If you can kiss the right butts and you are fine with corruption this is your place. The leaders don’t live the “core values”. Us team members are expected to behave all while the upper leaders are unkind, rude, donkeys. If you like uncomfortable conversations about how white men are horrible? This place is for you. If you like voicing concerns with a process to be shot down by an insecure VP who can’t stand anyone making suggestions? This place is for you. If you like to be told to go above and beyond but then when you try to you get told to get back in your box? This place is for you. If you want to receive insults because the leadership assumes everyone is of the opinion of the left? This place is for you. If you like to work for a company that provides to small businesses while simultaneously advocating their destruction at the hand of “peaceful protests”. This place is for you! You heard that right the of several departments, top company, advocates the protests that burned down small businesses all while claiming to be for small businesses. Might not want to bite the hand that feeds you TriNet. Don’t forget to mention complete silence on how the shutdowns impact small businesses. Final thought, do you want to work with leaders who won’t listen to their teams and essentially destroy the operations of the customer facing teams? This place is for you .

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Cons

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Cons

Highly political environment.   Highly commoditized product. A fair amount of favoritism.  The prospecting infrastructure is horrendous and limiting for even the best hunters. Splits are the devil and cause resentment amongst sales reps. If you're over 30 and looking to build a career here, would recommend you find a different PEO as there is a 90% turnover rate with first year reps and within 3 years most new hire classes are gone. About 10-20% of sales consultants find success, and the variance of new consultants who find success is in the low single digits.  TriNet isn't exactly well positioned in the market and hasn't been for a few years.   Bad blood with clients and prospects due to decisions made a few years ago for short term business gains. The executive directors and upper management come from a different time in the business.  They found success in a completely different way and completely different market that was more beneficial. They lead with a stick and that trickles down.

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