Good place to work - Anonymous employee TriNet Employee Review

3.0
Feb 11, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance, flexible work locations (i.e. remote work locations permissible for some positions & telecommuting). Reasonable salary structure. Encourages professional growth.

Cons

It's a huge public company. Working to be sure the auditors are happy is at times trying. Some of the policies and procedures required are ridiculous and add to the workload unnecessarily.

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TriNet Response
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We love hearing that our efforts toward creating a great company culture - with “good work-life balance” - are appreciated. We assure you that those efforts will not cease. Please understand that it is very possible that what may seem to be unnecessary procedures really do have value somewhere along the line, perhaps someplace quite removed from their point of implementation. Nevertheless, when procedures do become more of a burden than a benefit, and are not legally required of us, we do try to make adjustments. If you have specific policies in mind that you think warrant changing, please bring them to the attention of your management team. They will likely look into them, or alternatively, offer a good explanation of why that policy is in place. Thank you for your insights!

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