ZEFR Reviews

3.4

53% would recommend to a friend

(142 total reviews)

Zach James and Rich Raddon

44% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

ZEFR has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 142 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ZEFR employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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142 reviews
1.0
21 Mar 2014

Hell. All day.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

First off, you can't trust the reviews on this site because once a month they force an employee to write a positive review. They only ask one person at a time so it's not anonymous and you have to write something positive. The people you work with are great. The managers and the people lower in the company are some of the nicest people I've ever had the pleasure of working with. It's easy to get time off because you're hourly. If you just need somewhere to have a little bit of cash flowing in while you're looking for a real job, at least it's something to put on a resume.

Cons

The pay is terrible.. Zach, the CEO of the company, gave a speech where he said that if it wasn't for him, all his employees would be working at 7/11 and that's why he pays them so little. I don't know a single employee who isn't humiliated by how little they pay. Also, upper management is absolute crap. They got a $30 million investment recently and you know what they did for their employees with that money? Day old doughnuts. Dave routinely gives speeches about how if you don't like any aspect of working there, it's your own fault. He looks down on everyone beneath him and if you ever want to give feedback about the company, he won't hear it. Finally, good luck advancing at this company. They have no interest in developing your career skills or helping you move up. And even if you can move up, they'll only pay you $12.50 an hour. Can you survive in LA for less than $100 a day? I can't.

1.0
1 Oct 2013
Recommend
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Pros

- Free swag - Fun atmosphere - Good for connections - Solid stepping stone / resume-builder - Location by the beach

Cons

- Even the "fun" stuff they give in lieu of livable wages isn't paid attention to. I.E. basketball hoop falling apart and flat-tired bikes - Nearly everyone I knew there, myself included, made more at their part time job in college than they make at Zefr. - Wasn't given an evaluation / raise offer until I informed them I was leaving despite promise of a 6 month evaluation. - Entry level employees do mundane, mindless work that can and will be replaced by computer programs Zefr themselves are building - Isolated caste system / dysfunctional hierarchy - Double standards for employees based on the nature of their job in more respects than the expected pay difference. The employees who get paid more get more free work comforts, such as coffee, while the indentured servants of the warehouse are forced to spend half an hour's pay on a cup of coffee to keep them sane during their mind-numbing daily duties. - One CEO was involved in a scandal because of his strong religious opposition to gay marriage (not a good look with 200+ creatives on your team) and the other posted a video to youtube bragging about how he gets away with paying his employees dirt because they can work at Zefr or "work at Starbucks or 711." Stay classy.

1.0
27 Sept 2013
Recommend
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Pros

ZEFR has a fun company culture that's very fitting for someone that's fresh out of film school. Feels a lot like College itself. Can be a good "survival job" for someone attempting to break into the entertainment industry(in theory).

Cons

-Insultingly low pay -Repetitive Tedious work that goes unappreciated -Low Morale makes working there depressing after the first month -No Benefits -No PTO -It is clear that the business model is set up to make the management rich while considering the entry level workers disposable and easily replaceable. Commonly referred to as the "Starbucks" mentality. -Little to no room for upward movement in the company. What little movement does happen, is convoluted and based on nepotism.

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