Extraordinarily Stressful - Anonymous employee ZT Systems Employee Review

1.0
Aug 1, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Two kinds of soda, bottled water, and coffee are free in the kitchen. Employees learn to handle stress and ultimately prioritize their lives.

Cons

In my time working at similar firms that produce similar products on a similar scale, I have never encountered a more inefficient, irksome, and irrational development process. Project management seems to be driven by a Ouija Board and the individual managers' mood rather than a planned deliverable schedule. Manager's will tell you that the environment is dynamic because ZT responses to customer needs; this is a lie, the environment is not dynamic, it is chaotic, and it is because they are incompetent. I very rarely knew at any point in the past year what my projects would be for the following day. Final thoughts: the pay is terrible, HR is simultaneously sycophantic to managers and cruel to employees (I note this b/c they miss filed my bonus and unnecessarily increased my tax burden), and working here is a nightmare.

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5.0
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Pros

Great management while working autonomously, never had any issues as the culture was very rewarding without being overwhelming.

Cons

If you can't work well autonomously and be able to figure out what you need to do then probably not the best fit for the role.

2.0
May 22, 2026
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Pros

They don’t micromanage. Also, no silly performance and productivity reports. They’re also not too harsh if you’re late or want to leave a bit early.

Cons

There’s no growth here. People have been working for over 15 years and can only reach the team lead position. All upper management is hired from outside. Salaries are below market average because employees work on visas. They expect you to do extra work every year but never promote you or significantly raise your salary. The benefits are terrible. They don’t even give you PTO balance in advance. They try to make you feel guilty when you take sick days.

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