Used to be great. Now 24-7 work and process nightmares. - Anonymous employee Zoom Communications Employee Review

3.0
3 Aug 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, perks, communication from leaders, and peer level teammates. Eric is a truly great CEO who cares about employees as individuals. He has his faults (priority pivoting too frequently, some micromanaging) but I believe in him as a leader. The core zoom products/platform are really, really strong (meetings, chat, phone, rooms). I use zoom tools all day. I believe in a very strong future for the platform and the company.

Cons

Since covid, you cannot take a breath. Every day there is some kind of crisis or urgent priority. Priorities shift so often that you get whiplash. Everything should be done "yesterday", and long hours are the norm. Regular planning cycles are a joke because no one has the foresight to know what will be asked of you in a month much less next quarter. The culture has significantly degraded from its pre covid days. This used to be a fun, joyful, and collaborative place. Now everyone is burnt out and passes the buck (not my problem, talk to this other person). Processes are bogging us down so much, and new processes are introduced with no training or analysis on how it will affect workload and time to market. Yet still everything is expected to get done overnight. Management talks about the book Speed of Trust but won't implement that way of thinking. Every decision and contract is micromanaged, so subject matter experts cannot control their own programs.

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Pros

flexible hours, reasonable deadlines. good pay.

Cons

Long hours and not as fast paced.

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Zoom Communications Response
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It’s great to hear that you value the flexible hours, reasonable deadlines, and competitive compensation. We appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective and your continued dedication as a member of the Zoom team.
1.0
23 Jun 2026
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Pros

Nothing about this company is worth noting.

Cons

One of the worst companies I have worked at. Management and leadership are disorganized and unsupportive. Employees get treated like dogs and are talked down to. No work life balance because everything is an escalation or because some “head” requested something. For a company so well regarded, they sure know to how be cheap and take away benefits. Parental leave is basically a slap you in the face. Comp is high but expect to have that dangled in your face or else you get let go. On site lunch and breakfast is nice but how much can you sugar coat the terrible work conditions with little snacks? Everything is such a mess. I’ve been here for almost 7 months and have not met a single person that enjoys their job. DO NOT JOIN ZOOM!

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