Spiceworks Ziff Davis Reviews

Pros

The company expresses progressive ideals....

Cons

...but the company still has a lack of diversity.

Pros

I've worked at Spiceworks for 5 years and have experienced a lot through its many chapters. When I joined it was a late stage start-up and very much had a people first culture under the founders' leadership. Luckily, this has resulted in a positive hiring strategy that has stuck around throughout the years and does a great job at filtering out the bad apples. You will work with some of the smartest and best people in the world - which is very tough to find! Alongside that, SWZD is now a work from anywhere company which gives you lots of flexibility when it comes to where and when you work. They also provide a robust benefits package with a stock purchase plan and matching 401k. Finally, I will say that lower and mid level managers are generally folks that truly care and want you to succeed. They don't always have a ton of control, but are willing to work hard to help ensure your experience is positive.

Cons

Since Spiceworks was acquired by J2/Ziff Davis, there has been a cultural shift away from people and huge shift towards profits. As a publicly traded company, I completely understand the need to focus on profits for our shareholders; however, it has come at the sacrifice of the culture SW was built upon . This manifests itself in many ways, but often they like to save on costs by not backfilling departing team members and expecting the same or better results from the impacted team. This ends up burning out some really good people. Additionally, if you join the Revenue team, you will most certainly become frustrated with the business' lack of ability to hold sales accountable for doing their job correctly. Unfortunately this isn't a new problem as it has been prevalent for over 5 years. If you are in sales, enjoy the freedom you receive. Those working with sales will most certainly find frustration working with an employer who bends to the wishes or persistent complaints of sales team members and their leadership.

Pros

- Good work/life balance - Smart, talented workers - Opportunities to make projects fun and creative - Support and trust from middle management

Cons

- Confused overall business strategy to the point where even executives can't tell you what exactly the company really does or how it makes money - Frequent mass layoffs - Highly political - Roles actively being exported to India - Dishonest positioning about state of company upon hire

Pros

The people. That's about it.

Cons

Everything else. Well I guess you can consider snacks a pro but they are seriously lacking there too.