Kid's at the helm, MBA's calling the shots - Anonymous employee Zayo Employee Review

1.0
Oct 27, 2014
Anonymous employee
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Pros

They buy a lot of companies and do it quickly with a ton of cash on hand and the lawyers to make it happen so fast the employees never know whats going on.

Cons

They do a poor to horrible job integrating the employees and clients they acquire. Management at Zayo will tell new acquisitions to lie or keep quite when Dan tours the company. New employes who have been bought by Zayo are given little to no assistance in learning the "Zayo Way" and when you ask questions many times you are scoffed at for doing so.

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Zayo Response
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Hmmmm.. I'm sorry to hear of your experiences. Zayo does move expeditiously with integrating acquisitions. We make decisions that sometimes leave employees of acquired companies uncomfortable. Mistakes are made. However, our approach in aggregate has yielded exceptional results -- with customers, with investors and with employees. To view us as having "kids at the helm" reflects a complete lack of understanding of how Zayo works. I hope you do well in your new endeavor.

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