Where to begin? Before and immediately after its IPO, this was a fantastic company to work for. The COVID boom brought out the best in all of us, and the company, people and its culture thrived. However, as the company expanded, new management brought from less perfoming companies, imposed their own culture, eroding what once made this place great, all in the name of profit.
Don't be misled by their talk of a "culture of care"—it's nothing more than lip service, today. When the economy struggles, employees are the first to be sacrificed, regardless of performance. Mediocrity rules as the company no longer wants to be in the lead, but prefers to be "just another one".
With Zoom struggling to grow, the company remains stuck in retrenchment, prioritizing cost-cutting over people. Whether by eliminating positions or outsourcing jobs to cheaper labor markets, leadership sees this as the only path forward.