Zinnia reviews

3.2

53% would recommend to a friend

(277 total reviews)
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George Esposito

21% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Zinnia has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 277 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Zinnia 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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277 reviews
2.0
May 24, 2023

Practice what you preach

Recommend
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Pros

Exciting visions to modernize and disrupt a stale industry. Working remote is still acceptable for most departments.

Cons

Zinnia is very top heavy, and it is a revolving door, we have had three CEOs in four years. It makes it difficult to embrace the values our “leaders” are trying to push when you know they will probably be gone within a year. Currently, Zinnia claims they want to make it a people first company, but adding benefits like dog insurance isn’t going to change the fact that most employees consistently work 50+ hours during the week, and most weekends. There is a lot of praise and encouragement on slack, but when you are on a call with upper management it is a very different story, that is where their true colors show, they can be very demeaning, cruel, and unsupportive.

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Zinnia Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to give us your honest feedback. We do appreciate all perspectives on our journey to transform the insurance industry, as it gives us an opportunity to share where we are and where we are going. Our goal of bringing insurance products to consumers that deliver financial wellness in a frictionless way, simplifying buying, educating people on the true benefits of these products and ensuring exceptional service end-to-end is what we are striving to achieve. We are committed to building a great culture together and work/life balance is a major component of that. You deserve the opportunity to take paid time off and recharge. We are encouraging all managers to have more conversations with their team members and offer them much-needed support throughout the year. We care deeply about each of our team members and providing the support they need. If you are not getting that support from your manager, please contact your Human Resource Business Partner.
1.0
Apr 18, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Remote Work. Decent pay and benefits.

Cons

Too many to list, I could honestly write an entire novel of the issues at zinnia. This company uses to be called SE2 Inc (Check out those reviews too btw...) here's the key points: 1. Chaotic and stressful working environment. 2. Extremely high turnover rate, not just at the bottom but at the the top too... 3. Little to no coding standards. 4. Enormous tech debt..code base is a mess. 5. Excessive amount of managers assigned to one project... 6. Lots of micromanagement. I highly caution against anyone considering working here... this place felt very much like a sinking ship.

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Zinnia Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to give us your feedback. We are truly sorry that you had a negative experience at Zinnia. Your candid perspectives, will help us deliver better people outcomes. The more we learn about what is working and isn't, the more we can do to improve. Our growth and success is founded in our team. Things that are top of mind to us is empowering and levelling up our learning and development tools to ensure that we offer all employees the ability to up skill and cross skill. We’re making progress on many fronts, but have a lot to still do.
1.0
Sep 19, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There's legitimately nothing to put in the "pros" category of this organization. The 5 star ratings you're reading on Glassdoor are written as a directive from leadership and coming from the company they acquired earlier in 2022. They should be satisfied, as they all have equity in the business and are the "golden child" of the organization while everyone else is treated like trash.

Cons

There aren't enough marketing dollars in the world to cover up the train wreck of a company that this one is. A "relaunch" of the former SE2 (go check out those reviews if you want a good idea of what it's like to work here), this company thrives on overworking their employees, feeding them full of false hope and strategic "employee engagement" and ultimately downsizing and laying off skilled employees for no good reason. This company has been doing mass layoffs for the last several years. They're on a mission to become a team of 500 - 600 people....which if you do the math means more than half of them will eventually be out of a job. Their leadership has the mindset of "hire slow, fire fast" and has no respect for the people who have been busting their butts to do the work of multiple people for years. They layoff SMEs, without backfilling their position, only to pile the work onto employees who haven't been properly trained or educated on how to do the job. They're then forced to work countless hours of overtime, only to be told they're not doing their job right and ultimately let go. They've closed multiple offices and will continue to lay off more team members as time goes on. They've hired countless consultants and spent millions of dollars trying to rebuild their TERRIBLE reputation, which doesn't reflect the truth of the company. Lipstick on a pig doesn't even begin to describe it. They've implemented worthless benefits like "unlimited PTO" positioning it as a perk when the reality is they can't stop the bleeding of every employee jumping ship before they can be laid off and the amount of vacation hours they've had to pay out is enough to bankrupt them alone. The ringleader smiles in their face, offering up weekly updates and messaging about how much she cares about her teams, when the reality is she's cussing them in meetings weekly and bad mouthing them all behind their back. My advice to any and all potential candidates - RUN, don't walk, far far away from this one. Now, cue the paid response from their crisis management team below...

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Zinnia Response
3y
Thank you for your feedback; we appreciate every bit we get. We are going through the process of a major business transformation and that doesn't come quickly or easily. Hearing honest and open feedback from current and previous employees is always helpful. We aren't perfect, but we're working hard to make Zinnia a place that employees are proud of: a place where everyone can pursue their professional goals in a supportive environment. The Zinnia culture is founded on inclusive and open communication between team members, all of whom create change and challenge that status quo in their own, individual manner. This allows each of us to become the professional we want to be and it coordinates all of our efforts on achieving and fulfilling our mission. Everyone who chooses to take ownership of change and pursue excellence with us is a welcome member of the Zinnia team.
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