It's been a downhill ride for some time. - Anonymous employee Zapier Employee Review

3.0
24 July 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Great product that solves a real need - Great folks at lower levels - Fantastic customers

Cons

Senior leadership seems to be doing everything they can to tank morale. The did layoffs after bragging about not doing layoffs when everyone else was. They reduced our overall benefits, and now they've changed to bonus structure to cut IC bonuses and increase senior executive bonuses. They are doing all the icky things that I thought didn't match their values.

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Zapier Response
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Hi Fellow Zapien - Thanks for sharing your experience and this feedback. A layoff is truly challenging—this was the first in our history and we believe that we are set up to thrive in the years ahead. We're now focused now on supporting our alumni and on the recovery and success of our team. To your comment about bonuses: With the upcoming change to our bonus structure, every Zapien will have their cash compensation consistently targeted at the top 10% of the tech talent market. While this is highly competitive pay, I appreciate that it's less at some of our job levels than was the case historically. I'd welcome a chance to share more about how we arrived at that decision if you're open to it. Just let me know. - Brandon

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