Zayo reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(1,288 total reviews)

Steve Smith

60% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Zayo has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,288 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Zayo employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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1K reviews
4.0
Mar 17, 2014

Light at the end of the tunnel

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Having worked for a number of Telecommunications company over the past 18 years I think I can honestly say that Zayo are far and away the hardest working company out of the lot and that goes from the highest of the high to the lowest of the low. Through changes and an ever moving end point the business has been able to remain focussed and to stay true to its core beliefs, Work Hard - Play Hard. This is not a company for everyone, if your afraid of hard work, need to be guided at every turn or want a pat on the back every time you do well then its not the place for you. However if you like a challenge, want to work in in an environment with other hard working people and truly believe that what we are trying to achieve does break the telecoms mould then your in the right place.

Cons

The "work life balance" is always an issue but your not going to get on in this world by sitting on your backside watching the world go by, but sometimes it would be nice to catch your breath.

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Zayo Response
12y
Thanks for the post. I agree with all your observations. You are right. We need to be better at reflecting on what we've accomplished together. We need to celebrate our progress and acknowledge one another's contributions. We are building a company that is doing something special -- and that will continue being special for years and decades to come.
3.0
Mar 13, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Exposure to variety of Vendor equipment's and good learning opportunities. Senior management focuses not only on their team doing their job but also in their team member's progress.

Cons

Not happy with the compensation

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Zayo Response
12y
As a network engineer, your skill sets are in high demand both at Zayo and externally. If you are good (and I suspect you are), we want to retain you for the long term. Please share your uneasiness on compensation with HR and your line of management (or with me).
3.0
Mar 8, 2014
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Pros

Great network. My coworkers are smart and hardworking. We are a real team.

Cons

Zayo expects slave labor at below market wages for the promise of equity that will make us rich some day.

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Zayo Response
12y
Thanks for your post. I know you are frustrated and I hope you are able to sort through your disappointments. You say "we are a real team". Part of being part of the team is communicating. If you have constructive criticism, please consider how you might be able to solve through internal dialogue. The rest of my response is to share facts on the topics you raise. The average cash comp per employee (salary, bonus, OT, and commissions) is $94K. I don't think this is anywhere close to "slave labor". We publish this information as part of our earnings supplement. Our executives' cash comp is very low by industry standards. Hence this $94K is not skewed by executives making a ton of cash comp. (Execs do make a lot in equity.) I am very transparent and honest about equity. I cannot share it all here, but I addressed your question in Chatter. Please read up. I get the question all the time from employees, and I answer it. All you needed to do is ask. The equity plan is very generous to a whole lot of employees. $20M of liquidity has already been paid out to employees (none of this $20M went to me). This also is readily available information.
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