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The Zappos Family

Is this your company?

When it is good it is great. But when it's bad, you will wish you never heard the name Zappos. - Manager The Zappos Family Employee Review

2.0
Feb 20, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits, great core values, fabulous products and discounts, room for growth (if you play your cards right), some wonderful people work there and the pay can be really good.

Cons

Core values are used as an excuse to fire anyone who isn't "drinking the koolaid". If you are completely on-board with everything that is going on, it is wonderful. But if you disagree with anyone in upper management, things get dicey. There is only a small portion of Zappos left in KY where I worked, and it is heading to Vegas in the near future. For such a "pro employee" company, you will never ever have backing from your manager if they feel their own job is on the line. And despite ever increasing sales, the money is spent on huge parties and drinking events, instead of offering a bonus to hard working employees. If you have any issues with drinking or partying, this is not the place for you. We regularly had happy hours and management watched as employees got in their cars and drove home, even when quite intoxicated. Sickening. And do not even get me started on how cliquey and awful the people in Vegas are! Everyone is SO nice when you tour the company, but ask someone to go to lunch. It will NEVER happen. They are all one, big, dysfunctional family. Tony is looking at downtown and doesn't really care about any individuals anymore.

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Pros

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

In the beginning of my time at the company, there were so many positives. I struggle to find a single one, now.

Cons

Everyone from old Zappos quit or was forced out and replaced by people who have clearly never had a job before, yet get paid way more than I do. Leadership is scarily terrible. I went to HR on leadership many times but they didn’t care and told me I was the problem for enjoying the “old Zappos”. I am not allowed to list specific names in my review or else “new Zappos” remove it, but do not join marketing for LACK of experienced, smart, and kind hearted leadership.

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