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Ian McKerlich
10 Ratings
Pros
The culture is phenomenal and great work-life balance (in 7 reviews)
Definitely a great company thats still in "start up" phase but still growing at a fast pace (in 5 reviews)
Cons
I've noticed that not everyone is adaptable to a fast paced, constantly evolving & largely results orientated culture (in 5 reviews)
Working at zonar seemed okay when I started but later there are some people whose looks are good but they are the worst to work with (in 3 reviews)
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"AWESOME PLACE TO WORK!!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Zonar Systems full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
It has been an awesome and exciting journey to watch Zonar become what it is today. The culture is phenomenal and great work-life balance! Growth potential is fantastic, people are amazing and I feel valued! Love my team and the high morale that is always present, starting with leadership and all the talented teams. Communication has improved, with continues updates and consistent quarterly all hands meetings. Those that have the drive and get out of their comfort zone excel very fast!
Cons
Keeping up with continues changes and growth can be challenging to some.
Zonar Systems 2017-06-08 10:29 PDT ![Zonar Systems Logo]()
"Installation Specialist"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Zonar Systems full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Great people and great atmosphere
Cons
Not competitive with compensation compared to industry
Advice to Management
Stand up for your employees
Zonar Systems 2017-07-24 15:15 PDT![Zonar Systems Logo]()
"Good People, Management is indecisive"
StarStarStarStarStarDoesn't RecommendI worked at Zonar Systems full-time
Pros
Opportunity for advancement due to high turnover
Cons
Management very ineffective. Takes months (Sometimes years) to get anything approved or released. Generates a lot of pressure on workers. Not flexible with hours. Some positions require a lot work from home ( combined with work from office), sometimes only getting 3-5 hours off a day for a week. Seems like they take advantage that WA doesn't have a required break between shifts and work you to death.
Advice to Management
Listen to your employees
Zonar Systems 2017-09-14 11:26 PDT![Zonar Systems Logo]()
"Software Development Engineer"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Zonar Systems full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Talented devs on the ground, decent work/life balance
Cons
Absolutely terrible management, on multiple levels. It's odd, as most of the managers above would've been people I'd be comfortable grabbing a beer with, but as people in leadership they have consistently failed everyone on the ground.
Some highlights:
- no forward plan for entire teams (got a "long-term plan" presentation once, it could be boiled down to keep doing what you're doing, we'll figure it out as we go along)
- denying training material/mentors to new hires
- excluding team members from the work that they are interested in
- stonewalling employees on both goal-setting and therefore on promotions
- offering leadership positions in writing then rescinding the offer
- getting adequate maternity leave resulting in excessive questioning of dedication
- managers stealing presentations/proposals/work of their team
- prioritization based on which customer is screaming the loudest
- piles and piles of tech debt. (this is not a big data company. Maybe if they get the technical overhaul they want before the company collapses they can get there, but as is there is too much tech debt)
- concerns going unheard ("my manager's behavior is causing half my team to leave" is not an email that warrants any follow-up apparently)
- this wasn't true prior to 2017, but true all this year: the longer I stayed the more junior I was considered to be. (For context, I was with the company for 2+ years)
- Keeping around team leads that scream at people, and consistently make terrible decisions (ex. never using a standard library in favor of writing their own type terrible decisions)Advice to Management
You can't optimize teams if there are no developers on those teams. The future technical architecture vision will be awesome, but you will never get there if you forget to make sure to keep developers happy. You have a lot of really good developers, both in that they are technically very competent, and really want to work together to help out. Driving them out in the name of expediency/optimization/streamlining/etc isn't going to help you.
Zonar Systems 2017-09-19 07:41 PDT![Zonar Systems Logo]()
"Great people, very bad management."
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Zonar Systems full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Great team of people to work with. Good benefits. Great company events. Free drinks and some food. Good location .
Cons
Management very ineffective. Takes months (Sometimes years) to get anything approved or released. Generates a lot of pressure on workers. Not flexible with hours. Some positions require a lot work from home ( combined with work from office), sometimes only getting 3-5 hours off a day for a week. Seems like they take advantage that WA doesn't have a required break between shifts and work you to death.
Advice to Management
Hire in advance before promoting people! It will make it easier on your associates to work, instead of struggling to cover 5 missing people for 6 months ......
Zonar Systems 2017-08-21 12:44 PDTHelpful (1)
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"Strong Company with bright future"
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Positive OutlookI worked at Zonar Systems full-time (More than 10 years)
Pros
The people and the passion everyone has is great. Room for growth and career advancement for those who are dedicated & motivated.
Cons
Ever changing work environment as company continues to change culturally to keep up with growth. Real challenges with scalability face the company.
Advice to Management
Listen and respect the few folks remaining who were part of what got the company where it is today
Zonar Systems 2017-05-27 20:00 PDT![Zonar Systems Logo]()
"Experience and Qualification doesn't matter."
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at Zonar Systems full-time
Pros
Small company; so a little flexible with employees hence good work-life balance.
Cons
Nepotistic environment. If you aren't good at sucking up to people, don't expect any advancement.
Advice to Management
Reevaluate hiring and promotion procedure. Many in leadership roles of the company are not technically knowledgeable enough to be leading a technology company.
Zonar Systems 2017-06-13 09:09 PDTHelpful (2)
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"An amazing place to have worked"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Zonar Systems full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Zonar is a fast growing company with big 5-year corporate goals and a top tier management, sales and marketing team with the vision and collective expereince to make them happen.
If you're thinking about applying to Zonar definitely do it. With the right personality and drive you will be a good fit on the Zonar team.
The employee culture is exceptional. They really go out of their way to make the employees feel valued.
Quarterly company meeting keep employees in the loop and are great corporate events to attend.
You can write your own ticket if you have the drive an ambition.
Best working/life balance job experience that I ever had.Cons
Doing great work is not enough at Zonar. The company is growing and changing at a fast pace and you need to be willing step outside your comfort zone, always bring a positive attitude to your team and be willing take on new challenges. If you don't you will not last long term.
Advice to Management
Keep doing what your doing. You're on the right path to making Zonar an even bigger success than it already is in the smart fleet market.
Zonar Systems 2017-05-19 00:58 PDTHelpful (4)
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"Great Place to Work"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Zonar Systems full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
People at work are nice to work with and we have fun while getting work done. There is good work life balance and special events like lunch provided at lunch and learns as well as a Friday happy hour on-site. There is a good amount of opportunity in the work - plenty of interesting work to do. There is a great focus on agile and Scrum, and a great work culture.
Cons
1) Low company 401k contribution (1.5%), 2) a few people with bad behavior don't seem to be corrected enough or weeded out
Advice to Management
Consider an annual bonus or better company 401k contribution
Zonar Systems 2017-05-12 12:51 PDT![Zonar Systems Logo]()
"Regional Account Manager"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at Zonar Systems full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Well known product, industry leader. Good compensation and benefits. Good Sales Managers and a fun sales team. Excellent customer support.
Cons
Quoting customers is too complicated, can slow down the sales process. Poor communication about product releases/timelines. Need to update some products to be more competitive.
Zonar Systems 2017-05-16 10:29 PDT
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Zonar Systems Response
Jun 28, 2017 – Senior Talent Acquisition Manager
Thank you for all that you do for Zonar!!! Enjoy the ride!