zu.com communications Reviews

Pros

great culture and people and fun projects

Cons

still working on the workflows

Pros

good atmosphere competitive pay and benefits have kept up moral and good office culture even during covid

Cons

some workflows are a little confusing

Pros

great, superb, great people, amazing goals

Cons

Not very deadline driven or strict.

Pros

- People are awesome - Perks / benefits are second to none

Cons

- Work can be repetitive if projects don't change enough

Pros

zu has one of the most relaxed welcoming atmosphere's I've ever had the joy of being employed in. Sometimes the pressure can be tough to meet deliverables, but the people I worked with at the time were a great work family to have. Office culture involved providing old school console games in the kitchen, ping pong table downstairs and the Christmas party themes were always imaginative. You would never go without new gear to wear bc/ they always gave out zu branded clothing. Matching RRSPs benefit is actually a great plus. Again. The Christmas parties were awesome.

Cons

Being a small / medium sized shop meant there wasn't much room for promotions and to be honest the pay could have been better.

Pros

The owners treat their staff with a lot of respect. Employees work hard but are rewarded with a great culture and decent salaries. I liked working on several different projects, instead of just one. My time here was great, but I wanted to try some new things out. I still have many friends there and would go back to work there if given a chance.

Cons

A bit of overtime during busy times, but could make up for that by taking extra time off in the summer.

Pros

Aside from the fact that you are working at one of North America's top Investor Relations web design consultancy firms, zu.com is a phenomenal place to be. For a developer/designer, the company has all the .com trappings, including a wii in the kitchen area, a stocked pantry, "DJ of the day", and a very relaxed work environment. Management expects a great deal from you, but they know what it means to have a good work environment, and work hard to produce it. More thought and effort goes into a trivial Friday afternoon gathering than many companies put into a Christmas party. And the zu.com Christmas parties are legendary. Zu's design concepts are really top-notch, and you will learn huge amounts of what proper investor relations is all about. You will be asked to stay at the cutting edge of web development, and will be able to put together some very impressive applications. In addition, zu.com fully supports your interesting little side projects. The company is a big driver behind BarCamp Saskatoon, and is always looking for innovative ways to use any type of New Media, especially when it comes to investor relations. For the more business-minded, zu.com is at the top of the Online IR profession. Whether you are in project management or business development, you will be working to bring about serious change in the way public companies connect with their investors. There is a long way to go in the industry, and zu.com is probably one of the few companies that really leads the way.

Cons

The salaries at zu can be on the low side. Having said that, it's offset somewhat by some very fair overtime compensation schemes. The cost of living in Saskatoon is quite low, compared to other cities. Still, salaries are on the low side. In addition, working at zu.com means that there's a great deal of work to do; sometimes too much. Zu is a relatively small company, and there's a lot of work to spread around. Particularly as a developer, you are often asked to get a complex piece of software done with a short turnaround time. Management generally tries to keep deadlines reasonable, but sometimes that's just impossible. It can be particularly difficult during companies' Annual General Meetings, there tends to be a great deal to do. On the business side, you may find frustration from the fact that you are part of a very traditional industry. Since zu is a very technology-focused company, you will be trying to push new ideas and solutions onto IROs who are not used to thinking in those terms. When you find a client who is enthusiastic for the changes you propose, you'll have a great time. But many of your prospective clients will make things difficult on occasion.