Apr 26, 2023
Zapproved reviews
3.9
73% would recommend to a friend
Monica Enand
78% approve of CEO
58% positive business outlook
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5.0
Apr 15, 2022
Recommend
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Business Outlook
Pros
I am coming up on my anniversary at Zapproved and I've been thinking about my time with the company. I started in an entry level role and over the years I have been promoted again and again to become a senior level manager. Zapproved has encouraged me to grow professionally and personally over the years. One of the things I really admire about the company is the number of women managers leading in all departments. From the first day I have had amazing women to look up to and be mentored by. One of the reasons I chose Zapproved was because the company was founded by a woman. I was tired of working for organizations where the culture went against my values. Zapproved isn’t perfect, it’s a work in progress, but I think part of the success of the company is our CEO’s commitment to wanting to be better. To try, sometimes fail, but try again. At Zapproved there is a commitment to growing better. As a member of the queer community, I have never felt a need to hide who I am or show up in a way that wasn't authentically who I was. Zapproved has worked hard to be a leader in the community and offer equity and inclusion learning opportunities for their team. This is on-going development. Equity and inclusion work is never done and as the company grows I am certain they will continue to be committed to creating a better community both inside and out.
Cons
No company is perfect. As a remote first company, creating relationships is more challenging. As we continue to work on programs that encourage the team to make relationships I hope that this will change over time.
1.0
Apr 14, 2022
great to get into tech industry initially, but get out asap
Anonymous employee
Former employee
Portland, OR
Recommend
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Business Outlook
Pros
Great for entry level people to get into the tech industry regardless of department. If you can handle the chaos and ignore office politics for the most part, it will allow you to thrive and get the experience you need to jump ship after a year or whenever you're no longer getting value ($, experience, great team). I regret not leaving earlier, but was too overworked, mentally and emotionally drained and tired to even look for another job, so if you find this work starts to negatively seep into your personal life, don't ignore that and keep tabs on that. You will get a much better paying job after working there. Partly because they don't pay well, don't really keep up with fair raises, and also because they've done a great job at creating a positive presence in the PDX tech community so they're known. Seeing colleagues move on to better positions, pay, environments, etc. Learning how to self advocate for myself. They do a great job at hiring real cool people, so there's a good chance you'll be in the turmoil with rad humans. Which ultimately was why I stuck around for longer. Also saw lots of people enjoy being able to simply clock in, do the work, and clock out (goes with ignoring office politics and just accepting the cycle), which is great if that's what works for you! From what I saw, reported harassment was handled correctly. It's not the only company exploiting people, so get your monies, learn wtv you can, code switch as needed, and when you're ready, take a chance on another position, and repeat. If a new job is also exploitative or you end up not liking it, at least you'll be making more money, and isn't that why we're ultimately here?
Cons
Self advocation is a must, but be aware of the situation and if it is safe to do so. I had to advocate for fair pay multiple times. As a nonwhite queer person, had to do lots of code switching. Also as a nonwhite queer person, don't recommend joining DEI. Focus that energy back into your community instead. Open door policy and transparency but.....learned real quick that's not the case. Women leading does not automatically equate to a safe, inclusive, etc environment. Watch out for promotions or added duties that do not come with fair pay increases or that require you to do multiple positions to your already high stress position. They will continue to pile work, leave you there for months, etc unless you are vocal about it or leave. Or remember you can say no. There may come a time where you will accept to do something knowing you will be exploited in order to gain time and experience or something. I get it, sometimes that is the most viable way for us to move forward unfortunately. But if you choose to do that, leadership will 100% not question it so please stay aware of your mental health and how much you are being impacted, so that you can jump ship sooner than later if needed. This was the case for my career growth throughout my time here. (again, outcome specifically i guess was a pro for me). DEI efforts have created a public perception that doesn't truly align with personal experiences. Intention is clearly there and there are definitely positive impacts around these efforts, but they are corporate efforts none the less that ultimately don't actually reach the targeted groups and communities. Most zapprovians couldn't even go to the events because they'd be working through lunch or didn't have capacity for an extra activity. & for a company that is so active with DEI, I experienced a lot of microaggressions due to gender, culture, race, etc. Saw too many awesome managers that actually cared about the team members get burned out and leave due to the exploitative conditions leadership placed on them. On call sucks because everything is literally on fire always. I probs still need some therapy sessions to process some of the situations from the zapproved era of my life.
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