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      Spiceworks Ziff Davis reviews

      3.4

      49% would recommend to a friend

      (249 total reviews)

      Steve Horowitz

      60% approve of CEO

      44% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.5

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Career opportunities

      2.8

      Senior management

      Spiceworks Ziff Davis has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 249 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Spiceworks Ziff Davis employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      249 reviews
      3.0
      Oct 2, 2020

      Profits over people - but GREAT people

      Client success manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      I've worked at Spiceworks for 5 years and have experienced a lot through its many chapters. When I joined it was a late stage start-up and very much had a people first culture under the founders' leadership. Luckily, this has resulted in a positive hiring strategy that has stuck around throughout the years and does a great job at filtering out the bad apples. You will work with some of the smartest and best people in the world - which is very tough to find! Alongside that, SWZD is now a work from anywhere company which gives you lots of flexibility when it comes to where and when you work. They also provide a robust benefits package with a stock purchase plan and matching 401k. Finally, I will say that lower and mid level managers are generally folks that truly care and want you to succeed. They don't always have a ton of control, but are willing to work hard to help ensure your experience is positive.

      Cons

      Since Spiceworks was acquired by J2/Ziff Davis, there has been a cultural shift away from people and huge shift towards profits. As a publicly traded company, I completely understand the need to focus on profits for our shareholders; however, it has come at the sacrifice of the culture SW was built upon . This manifests itself in many ways, but often they like to save on costs by not backfilling departing team members and expecting the same or better results from the impacted team. This ends up burning out some really good people. Additionally, if you join the Revenue team, you will most certainly become frustrated with the business' lack of ability to hold sales accountable for doing their job correctly. Unfortunately this isn't a new problem as it has been prevalent for over 5 years. If you are in sales, enjoy the freedom you receive. Those working with sales will most certainly find frustration working with an employer who bends to the wishes or persistent complaints of sales team members and their leadership.

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      Spiceworks Ziff Davis Response
      5y
      As always, we appreciate your input. With any merger/acquisition there will be change. It is our goal to make those changes as minimal as possible but being mindful of the business needs. The year 2020 brought many companies challenges that were unexpected. Our company made the decision that they would do all that they could so that employees would not lose their jobs. This decision meant not backfilling roles, cutting expenses, and doing what we could to keep the business in a good place. We recognize that this caused employees to take on additional work and appreciate all those efforts. As we come out of the pandemic and have a better understanding of the environment we will do what we can to hire employees for those critical roles. We have a new CRO who is evaluating our Sales Team and the current processes. Our goal is “for all teams to work as One Team”.
      4.0
      Sep 24, 2020

      Solid Work Atmosphere

      Account executive
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good place to work. Good people. Good work/life balance

      Cons

      Culture just changed over time to where it wasn't as good a fit for me.

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      Spiceworks Ziff Davis Response
      5y
      Thank you for taking the time to write a thoughtful review! We appreciate hearing about your experience. We continue to work on cultivating a workplace that all of us can be proud to be a part of. We value all of our current and former employee’s feedback so we would be happy to learn more about what specifically it was that was not positive during your time here and how we can improve. Please feel free to contact HR at any time to discuss. We wish you the best.
      5.0
      Aug 21, 2020

      Excellent people, great work environment

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Overall great company to work for in Hyderabad. It has recently started its operation in Hyderabad in 2019. Modern tech stack Great resources and tools Global mindset Generous perks and outings Open work culture, less hierarchy Great Benefits and salary Flexible work hours Free food Cool office Care for growth and learning Working from home Understanding leadership, smart team and caring people MacBook for engineering team Start-up like nature yet part of the big multinational group

      Cons

      Little uncertainty in the direction

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      Spiceworks Ziff Davis Response
      5y
      Thank you for taking the time to write a thoughtful review! We appreciate hearing about your personal experience and are glad to learn that you enjoy working with your team members and our unique work perks. We care very deeply for our employees and love to hear successful stories about teams collaborating and becoming one team. We are growing quickly which we value your feedback. Your input informs what we do next so that we can cultivate our workplace for everyone’s success.
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