Not a Good Place to Work - Manager TriNet Employee Review

1.0
29 May 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

High growth due to nature client base expanding and many acquisitions Plenty of jobs and opportunity Company has tried to improve salary base for new hires to be competitive with top talent

Cons

Many new executives who are not experienced in the industry come in and have grand visions that cannot be executed. Highly stressful demands are made on existing staff to meet dates and deadlines which are unrealistic. While they ask for feedback, they don't want to hear anything contradictory to what they want to do. There is a focused effort to acquire many companies quickly to get to a certain client size. Integration plans have yet to be successful, causing strain and significant stress on existing employees (also client satisfaction). There are multiple re-orgs resulting in a highly political environment and lack of trust internally.

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TriNet Response
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TriNet is in a high-growth period through both new sales and acquisitions of other companies. We recognize that the rapid change in the organization can be a challenge to manage and we will be providing all colleagues with change management training and resources. Your feedback is important, and is used to gauge the needs of the organization and create change. Please continue to use this forum, the Great Place to Work Trust Index Survey, your manager, and Corporate HR to provide us with your perspective on the organization.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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3.0
3 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

There is a path to success if you work really hard and are willing to stick it out for 3-5 years, but you must know how to play the corporate politics game and can't slip, have a little bit of luck, inherit profitable relationships, and prospect and develop new broker relationships. Benefits are good, and the director's I worked under were great people. If you're in your 20's, it's not a bad place to start your sales career and make decent money. Most deals only close if the benefits pricing is favorable, Always found the offsites and team outings fun.

Cons

Highly political environment.   Highly commoditized product. A fair amount of favoritism.  The prospecting infrastructure is horrendous and limiting for even the best hunters. Splits are the devil and cause resentment amongst sales reps. If you're over 30 and looking to build a career here, would recommend you find a different PEO as there is a 90% turnover rate with first year reps and within 3 years most new hire classes are gone. About 10-20% of sales consultants find success, and the variance of new consultants who find success is in the low single digits.  TriNet isn't exactly well positioned in the market and hasn't been for a few years.   Bad blood with clients and prospects due to decisions made a few years ago for short term business gains. The executive directors and upper management come from a different time in the business.  They found success in a completely different way and completely different market that was more beneficial. They lead with a stick and that trickles down.

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