Zones Reviews

Cons

Limited growth and opportunity to advance

Cons

A lot of growth right now and some mangers have more to learn about management.

Cons

Luck of the draw in the beginning on whether you get great buying accounts. Doesn't mean you can't overcome that with extra effort.

Cons

Funding toward the IT staff numbers and tools were lacking.

Cons

I could easily go on for pages and pages in this section, but I'll attempt to just hit the bigger issues.
- Low (very low) pay. Not even close to what the competitive market demands.
- Micro-managing like I've never seen before. Managers (of all levels) can listen in on your phone calls, without ever annoucing themselves to you or the customer. This is not a highly-regulated industry that requires such close scutiny! This is just an over-reaching by Zones of watching over the flock. Lack of trust perhaps? If you're any bit parnoid about the concepts of "big brother", this should be very concerning to you.
- Company has a history of grabbing on to a new sales strategy every year or so. And when they do, it's almost cult-like indoctrination. Right now it's Question Based Selling. Everyone must learn to sell using these tools and little else!
- Terrible benefits. Health Plan in particular.
- An extremely cheap (privately held) company. Try asking your boss if you can expense buying a stapler or a pair of scissors- You'll be shocked by the answer!
- Little to no certain for the well-being of the employees.

Again, there's a lot more... but what's the point? You already get the picture. The bottom line- Stay clear of this one!

Cons

DO NOT believe a word MGT says, anyone that has to constantly says " I got your back" is a liar! Directors are so detached from what really goes on because they are being lied to constantly to save their inadequacies. If you a re 20 something year old female with no clue what to do then PPM is just right for you! The HR dept is biased and has ZERO clue what is going on. The culture is that it's alright for some to bang desks, throw things, and yell at people as long as you have kissed the right behind.

Cons

Leadership is without a rudder. Management changes quickly and along with it corporate strategy and direction. When a company is run by the owner, their personality flaws are magnified to the detriment of the company. Like a Walmart, the array of goods are staggering, but the services available to customers are laughable and over-priced

Cons

Integration Lab has lots of broken equipment - such as mice, keyboards, and monitors.
Internet bandwith doesn't accommodate some of the projects we have to handle.

Almost all of the Integration Lab staff started out as contract / temp workers. Some people have been with the company 2+ years and still haven't been hired on as permanent employees. Other really good, hardworking, knowledgeable people have left because they never saw any hope of being hired on or any growth within the company.

Cons

Company strategy changes every few months. I was asked for a 2 yr commitment only to be fired the day before my 3 month training period was up. Before that I had one five minute talk with my boss in which I asked was I in danger of getting fired to which my boss said he'd rather talk about how we can make sure I succeed . My boss's bosses were detached and probably incompetent. The owner is a nice older millionaire who should probably retire. My boss would tell me to do one thing, then tell me to do the opposite, then go back to the first option. My boss talked about how his neighbors were doctors, what car he had, what car he wanted, how his father tried out for the Royals, and more. Then he told people to stop socializing and talking. I think me being his age was a problem. He likes young people who can't see through his smoke and mirrors. He has more shoes than Imelda Marcos. Clients hate being handed around like a bong to new AEs each couple months. Training is fun but not that reality based. They are an IT company with a messed up computer system. sales training is based on question based selling concept that is cult like and weird. Auburn where many sales trainers are looks down on Portland office.

Cons

Too much emphasis on sales and not enough on training and development.