Wealthy Male Clients, Educated Female Assistants, Pitiful Pay - Zirtual Assistant Zirtual Employee Review

3.0
Sep 9, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

All projects were interesting; worth putting on a resume Accessible upper management Networking potential if you get lucky enough to have clients who care enough Friendly peers

Cons

Pitiful pay considering the clientele and the work(client dependent). Bay Area EAs, where Zirtual is based and many clients live, make $65K avg. Zirtual pays less than $25,000/full-time to, mostly women, who hold bachelor's degrees. Unstable More than a few clients had serious entitlement issues!

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5.0
Feb 5, 2024
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Pros

For a VA starting out you are provided customers right away.

Cons

All customers are ready to work with VA, causing slow ramp-ups and some clients disappearing

1.0
Feb 10, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Zirtual now includes Double, Virtual Gurus, Delegated, and Del Trust. We are under the umbrella of PennSpring Capital so this cash cow is not going anywhere.

Cons

They take 50% of the client's fee; we pay a 30% Federal tax + State tax on the remainder, in addition to sourcing our own software and equipment. They say we can turn down client offers BUT they rarely send clients since the acquisitions. When they do, it is hard not to accept because it could be months before they send another. Management says, "we are waiting for a client that matches you." Meanwhile, they continue to hire new Virtual Assistants. Team meetings now include a justification for continued hired despite the massive under use of our existing team. When I started, I earned 3x times more than what I am making now. I can tell you from experience, it is really hard to plan meals for someone when you are starving.

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