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Jay Fulcher
66 Ratings
Pros
"Free food & drink so you're never "hangry"" (in 28 reviews)
"There are also a lot of great people at Zenefits" (in 23 reviews)
Cons
"Awful manager/ employee communication No work/life balance" (in 57 reviews)
"Job security, upper management at times" (in 34 reviews)
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"Awesome mission, great peers, fantastic leadership!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Zenefits full-time (More than a year)
Pros
- Jay is an incredibly transparent CEO, which is important to me in a leader. His standing desk is central and makes him very accessible; anyone can talk to him about the company or ask questions.
- The vibe is incredibly progressive, inclusive, and makes coming to work really fun. We have meaningful discussions about hot topics to ensure we're ourselves actively improving our internal people management.
- Learning and growth fostered and encouraged. I've moved into many different roles at Zenefits based on my interests, and have had unlimited personal and professional growth opportunities.
I've been here for a long time and have seen management and the business change. I can say 100% these changes have been for the better and I LOVE working here now.Cons
I would have said a month ago that it's difficult to keep up with the new faces as we hire new employees, but recently Zenefits started doing happy hours to welcome each new class and that's no longer an issue.
Advice to Management
Keep up the transparency into company goals and obstacles!
Zenefits 2018-04-16 14:37 PDT ![Zenefits Logo]()
"Good"
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Good company has a nice culture
Cons
Not too bad - pretty good culture
Zenefits 2018-08-16 23:37 PDTHelpful (1)
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"An Amazing Place to Grow your Career!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Zenefits full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
- Career growth here is common and real. Many of my colleagues have started at the bottom and worked their way up. Once you get your foot in the door, there are tons of possibilities if you're willing to work hard, be patient, and incorporate feedback you're given.
- I have never worked for a company that has encouraged me to be more innovative than Zenefits does. Managers encourage creativity and ideas from your first week on the job. I have seen many of these ideas get implemented, so long as they are realistic. I feel that I have made more of a positive impact here than I think I could at most other companies.
- I have the utmost confidence in Senior Leadership. The changes Jay and team have made in the past ~1.5 years have been well thought out and well executed. I believe in our mission and the path we are taking to get there now more than ever. Not only that, but Senior Leadership is approachable, honest, and communicative.
- The people here are some of the smartest, most creative, nicest and hard working people I have ever had the pleasure of working with.
- Zenefits has had an especially strong initiative towards learning and development as of late. This includes trainings, ebooks, etc. I truly feel like this resource can help me grow as a manager and as an individual.
- As everyone has mentioned, the kitchen and catered lunches are definitely a plus!Cons
- We have come a long way with work/life balance during my time here, but I still think we have a ways to go. In my mind, this is somewhat expected given the nature of the company and how fast we're growing, but I can see how it would be a negative for some. This may not be the place for you if you're expecting to work a solid 9 to 5 every day. If you like to stay busy and continuously challenged, you'll love it.
- There are a lot of changes here. Again, I see this as a positive and don't mind it as it's part of growing, but I can see how others might see it as a negative. Processes change frequently, so you have to be flexible!Zenefits 2018-07-30 11:20 PDTHelpful (10)
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"A poor excuse for a professional workplace, but a possibility to learn"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Zenefits full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
- Free catered lunch
- Snacks/drinks
- Laid back dress code (some people take advantage of this)
- A lot of good things to learn while being employed here, if you can keep up with the changes.Cons
- All around disappointed with the way this company is allowed to operate.
- Employees are promoted to management with no experience in managing people.
- Employees act very unprofessionally, wear yoga pants every day and condone themselves in very negative, disgusting manners. Cursing while others are talking to clients, being inappropriate and when HR is notified, they never look into it.
- Favoritism is a huge factor here. If you know the right people, you can have any position you want, regardless if you are a fit for it or even have experience.
- The company holds several get-togethers, which would be fun, except they are huge drunk fests and upper management is involved in being messy and the opposite of professional.
- Sexual harassment is not taken seriously. Multiple people have complained to HR, yet those people are still employed, due to making excuses and talking their way out of it.
- A select few employees get away with doing absolutely nothing and have the mentality of "Fire me, I dare you." This is condoned at Zenefits.
- With multiple layoffs, you never know when your time is coming.
- Processed change daily. This means you never get to feel confident in your role and speaking to clients. They can't seem to put a process in place and have it work.
- Previous employee's who have left, have left pages of feedback with issues they experienced and after they were gone, the word was "who cares what she said about everything she quit." The wrong mentality of HR and upper management. Just sad really.
- You are not rewarded for working more hours or putting in more work than others. Only people who are well liked get rewarded based on who in upper management likes them.
- If you are looking to make some money for about a year or two and want to learn a lot in a short period of time, it could be for you. If you are looking for a career, this is the last place to look.Zenefits 2018-07-25 19:18 PDTHelpful (4)
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"Account manager"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at Zenefits full-time
Pros
Great people to work with, Fun work environment, unlimited free snacks and drinks, PERFECT location
Cons
They can’t make up their mind on the company direction. They’ve laid off multiple employees at a time.
Advice to Management
Figure out the direction you’re going and stick with it. Don’t keep changing your mind every other day
Zenefits 2018-07-23 17:36 PDTHelpful (8)
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"Great workplaces are built from positive environments and strong leaders...not free snacks"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Zenefits full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
-Free snacks and catered lunches
Cons
-Management is awful: Decent ICs are promoted into management roles with no prior leadership experience and zero guidance on how to be a good manager.
-False promises: Poor managers make promises to their team and don’t follow through on them, seemingly hoping their employees just forget.
-Feedback to HR is not taken seriously: Tenured employees provide honest feedback to HR and nothing is investigated. For example, promotions based off of friendships and not job performance (happens more often than not).
-Bro-culture: Bro-culture is encouraged by management. The language, behavior, and conversations that take place in the work place would never be tolerated at other companies.
-Lack of Professionalism: No one is held accountable for their actions, which drives an extreme lack of professionalism throughout staff. This includes language, dress-code, misbehavior, poor work quality, and lack of work completion.
-Recognition: Extremely poor employees are constantly recognized in front of the entire company based off of popularity contest nominations, rather than manager<>employee nominations.Advice to Management
Take a deeper look at what is going on, on a day to day basis within your company. Take feedback from employees that quit due to poor culture seriously. Stop promoting ICs with minimal career experience into management roles, particularly in Customer Care. Replace the poor managers with experienced professionals that have real leadership experience.
Zenefits 2018-07-19 06:51 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Zenefits is on the right course!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Zenefits full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
The company has really been making some great business decisions that starting to get noticed. Nine-months ago the company hired some key new leaders and I've been witnessing their impact. Glad I made the choice to join the ZenNation!
Cons
None to speak of that are worth mentioning.
Advice to Management
The leadership team has been showing signs that they really do care about the feedback from its employees. I'd suggest they continue to keeping their ears open (via our engagement survey) and build off of the feedback.
Zenefits 2018-06-11 15:49 PDTHelpful (5)
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"Bad leadership"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Zenefits full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Fast growth company and fun parties
Cons
Bad leadership - tis why the C levels got fired
Advice to Management
Don't be a manager
Zenefits 2018-06-20 17:32 PDT![Zenefits Logo]()
"Great culture, positive changes"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Zenefits full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
The company is very people focused, they do a lot to keep their employees happy. We have a lot of activities and events and clubs and there are opportunities to grow. Very intelligent and hard working employees. It is the type of company where you make what you want of it. I have learned a ton and have had many opportunities to take on new tasks and collaborate with different teams around the office. There is obviously good snacks as well as really inspiring and well known executives that make up our managerial teams.
Cons
If you don't handle change well then this isn't the company for you. If you like working in a fast paced and changing environment than it is a lot of fun
Advice to Management
Keep up the communication!
Zenefits 2018-06-11 15:47 PDTHelpful (1)
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"first-rate leadership - great energy - passionate employees"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Zenefits full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Under new leadership, Zenefits is thriving and am excited to be a part of the team. Excellent technology, fun environment and feel like I contribute to company goals
Cons
a few leftover employees from the old days that can be defensive...
Advice to Management
Keep up with the transparency and consistent communication
Zenefits 2018-05-03 13:54 PDT
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Zenefits Response
Apr 24, 2018 – CPO
Thank you for taking the time to write this review! We appreciate the positive feedback and are happy to have you on the team.