TriNet reviews

3.4

47% would recommend to a friend

(1,356 total reviews)
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Mike Simonds

56% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

TriNet has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 1,356 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The TriNet employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Apr 3, 2018

Think twice about accepting a job offer

Anonymous employee
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Pros

The only pro is that TriNet is a recognizable name in the industry and among SMBs.

Cons

If you're considering an offer, ask how involved the Legal team is in your department's work. In the last two years, Legal has made work miserable for every department. They're extremely condescending, and they think they're the subject matter expert on every topic. Legal's only job should be to assess the legal risk and make a recommendation to the business. Management has let Legal run the entire business. What a joke! When I left TriNet, I never got an exit interview. Or an exit survey. Or anything. I thought we were an HR company. The only thing I heard was "TriNet really cares and you're the kind of person that TriNet doesn't want to lose." Clearly, TriNet doesn’t care enough to make things better for the remaining employees. When you combine the above points, I don’t even know how TriNet is still functioning as a company. The people and processes are dysfunctional, and coworkers from all different teams have told me that they’re actively looking for another job. And what’s TriNet going to do about it? Attempt to hire people who haven’t read this review.

2.0
Nov 20, 2017

Too Many Projects - Too Little Resources

Anonymous employee
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Pros

In 20+ years, I haven't seen such great benefits. For the Sarasota area, the salaries are pretty good.

Cons

*The company is taking on too many projects without proper resources or systems to support them. *There is no real PMO, so projects are not properly supported; no governance, standards, stage gates, alignment between the Business & IT. *IT and Products are not aligned. *Direct reports to the CEO are not aligned, so decisions are not wholly agreed upon at the top, which gives varying messages to colleagues. *There is either is NO 3-5 year roadmap, or at least it's never been shared or well communicated throughout. *Communication among many silo'd teams is very poor. *Working with colleagues in three time zones can become difficult. I've never seen any of my team-members. *There is no COO, which is becoming an evident issue.

1.0
Mar 23, 2017

poor management

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Pros

Benefits - once you do get full time 401k was decent Meet some good people

Cons

Management was not always the best. Seen way too many of the wrong people getting promoted. HR was no help where there was an issue. Turnover was high in the tax department No work life balance. Working way too much OT, as they would not hire more people.

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TriNet Response
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Thank you for your input. We have worked hard to implement development programs and opportunities for our people managers to equip them with tools and resources to become stronger leaders. We will continue to make improvements so we can attract and retain the best talent, and scale them to their full potential and capabilities.
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