TriNet is incapable of operating as a national company. - Anonymous employee TriNet Employee Review

2.0
Nov 21, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The company benefits are great.

Cons

Executive team appears to be unethical and only concerned with themselves and not the welfare of the employees. It's about who you know not what you actually do for the company.

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TriNet Response
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Thank you for your feedback. TriNet strives to be an ethical place to work and do business in and has an anonymous Ethics Point hotline for colleagues to report any ethical concerns. We are particularly sorry to hear your comment about the executive leadership, as integrity, passion for the company and its employees and commitment to a building a workplace that’s great for all employees are key building stones for the foundation of TriNet. While we can’t speak for your specific situation and concerns, we can assure you we focus on making TriNet a “Great Place to Work” by conducting our Trust Index survey to identify weaknesses and areas for improvement. We do not believe that favoritism is a common occurrence and it should be reported where it occurs. Our goal is to encourage a performance driven culture at TriNet through recognizing and rewarding the best and brightest.

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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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