Poor Company Structure - Sales Development Representative (SDR) ZoomInfo Employee Review

1.0
Feb 13, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

If you’re willing to accept a high-stress environment and have little to know personal life, there’s the potential to make a good living off of commission.

Cons

The base pay is average, commission is all about volume as $10 for inbound and $40 for outbound are relatively low. In addition, you are required to hit quota regardless of illness, vacation, or unexpected circumstances, and are subject to consequences or termination if not met. This company does not care about its employees as individuals. It sees numbers and numbers alone. The culture is shockingly bad, with constant competition, little-to-no incentives, and poor communication. You will never get a clear answer about what chooses c-suite is making and why, and although there are constant in-house surveys for employee satisfaction, positive changes are never made. Additionally, there are rounds of mass hiring followed by series of lay-offs that are always quietly covered up. There’s a constant in-house push asking employees to post positively about working for the company on Glassdoor and LinkedIn. There’s a constant take and inconsistent benefits. For example, in the 1.5 years worked there, I went from being salaried non-exempt with unlimited (open) PTO to hourly non-exempt with limited PTO. There was no reason explained, and it was announced 2 weeks before it went into affect. I was also hired on as full-time remote, but then was told 2 months later we’d be made to return to office part time. And then 1 month later, asked to return full time. The CEO, Henry Schuck, made it clear in meetings that he was fine with people leaving because they didn’t want to return to office (when he’s never in-office himself). Likely because the company is currently building a large office. The mid-level managers are often unhelpful, you can find yourself switching teams and motions month to month. Additionally some mid-level managers see little to no oversight and get paid off their SDR’s bookings with little to no oversight. This means while few managers are good, many are not, and contribute to the high-stress little-reward environment. To make it plain: no one WANTS to work there. They stay solely for the check. There is a culture of distrust amongst everyone, especially of higher ups and corporate decisions. Everyone is constantly afraid of lay-offs.

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ZoomInfo Response
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Thank you for leaving us a review about your experience working here over the last 1+ yrs. While your experience is your own, it’s not completely accurate in terms of layoffs, transparency and incentives. Unlike other tech companies, the team built a high-growth but durable business, which helped us avoid the vast RIF numbers we've seen at other companies. The company conducted only one RIF in our history was a tough decision and we tried to make it as soft a landing as possible for the people impacted. This is why we communicated very transparently about why we did it and the severance packages we were providing to impacted employees. We also took the ZI Voice and roundtable feedback and have launched Flexible work arranges, a new policy that gives tenured and high-performing in-office employees more location flexibility and Commuter benefits. Regarding SDR Hourly Non-Exempt Transition, this shift is designed to promote a healthier work-life balance for you. By providing a bank of PTO hours within a calendar year, we aim to encourage a culture where you feel empowered and comfortable taking the time off. We are disappointed to hear that you are not feeling appreciated but we thank you for your contributing to ZI! We ask that you voice your concerns in one of the many internal feedback tools available and submit questions to be answered during the monthly all hands meetings.

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