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Jay Fulcher
71 Ratings
Pros
"Fully-stocked kitchen with premium drinks like Kombucha" (in 27 reviews)
"Free food/ fully stocked kitchen, young and intelligent coworkers, office space was pleasant" (in 29 reviews)
Cons
"Awful manager/ employee communication No work/life balance" (in 57 reviews)
"Upper management makes a lot of promises they don't deliver on" (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 Helpful (1)
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"sde"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Zenefits full-time
Pros
best company in Vancouver, small and move fast
Cons
some cooperations with SF and India office, may be in different time zone
Zenefits 2018-10-28 01:52 PDTHelpful (6)
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"Mismanagement"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Zenefits full-time
Pros
Good tech culture.
People are really friendlyCons
Vancouver management is totally pathetic.
They are less competent than the younger engineers.Zenefits 2018-07-20 17:12 PDTHelpful (3)
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"Good food and pay and nothing else"
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Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Zenefits full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Good engineers
Good work (sometimes)Cons
Less empathy.
Poor leadership.
Less development and more maintenance.Zenefits 2018-04-07 08:57 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Righting the Ship"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Zenefits full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Brilliant people
Meaningful work
Crazy opportunity to make a difference
Autonomy and teamworkCons
Working to navigate out of some pretty PR rough waters/sins of the past
Have a tendency to try to boil the oceanAdvice to Management
Gain and maintain focus on only as many projects as your teams can handle. remember that new initiatives need to be balanced with existing projects, maintenance and constant system improvements. In software there is rarely, if even a project that is one and done... maintenance, improvement and iteration never ends until its time to EOL.
Zenefits 2017-08-21 16:31 PDTHelpful (6)
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"Great place to work, nice people, but crappy food"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI have been working at Zenefits full-time
Pros
Despite some bad article online, this is actually good place to work
Great co-workers to work with
Good product and i am happy that i can contribute
The idea is great, and it is leading the industry
better work-life balance than beforeCons
bad reputation caused by misleading article and news online
management is a little weird
the market is not good for its business now
ironically, bad benefits for a hr-benefits company
seriously, crappy food.Zenefits 2017-02-07 00:20 PSTHelpful (5)
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"Not worth it"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI have been working at Zenefits (More than a year)
Pros
Free food. Standard compensation.
Cons
Subpar quality of engineering leadership. 90% of remaining engineers are from exactly same background. Basically everyone who is capable of getting a job somewhere else, has already left or looking to leave.
Zenefits 2017-02-28 15:09 PST![Zenefits Logo]()
"Nostalgia - It was challenging but worth it"
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I worked at Zenefits full-time
Pros
The product really was unique and revolutionary (if you can use that word in the HR and benefits space). There was an energy and passion that I hadn't yet encountered in other work environments and haven't encountered since.
Cons
The company grew too quickly and learned some hard lessons. Towards the end, it didn't really value its people. Your job always felt in jeopardy.
Zenefits 2018-12-18 10:32 PST![Zenefits Logo]()
"Account Executive"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Zenefits full-time (More than a year)
Pros
great snacks if you have a sweet tooth!
Cons
Sales training could be much more structured
Advice to Management
listen to your employees
Zenefits 2018-12-18 00:03 PST![Zenefits Logo]()
"Good starter job"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at Zenefits full-time
Pros
Free food/ fully stocked kitchen, young and intelligent coworkers, office space was pleasant
Cons
Heavy workload, lots of change, little direction
Zenefits 2018-11-12 22:48 PST
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Zenefits Response
24 Apr, 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.