Clueless CEO ruined everything - Software Engineer Zywave Employee Review

1.0
8 Jan 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Mostly good people in middle management and below

Cons

Used to be a great place to work. As of 2024, they won't hesitate to outsource your role to the Philippines if they can save a dollar, doesn't matter how good you are at your job. Massive layoffs are an annual holiday tradition. As others mentioned, they'll even do it over a prerecorded Teams call. The CEO made a ton of bad decisions that led to the layoffs, but of course, he won't take any less salary to save people's jobs. Was his idea to spend a ton of money on his silly "Zyfest" a couple summers ago, so that he could be in some unfunny sketches that everyone is forced to watch. Oh also, they have not really been promoting people for the past year at least, so don't go there if you're looking to advance your career.

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Zywave Response
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Thank you for your many years of service. Zywave continues to evolve with the technology industry and adjust to macroeconomic forces which means embracing globally dispersed workforces in order to remain competitive and tap into talents across the world.

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