Zonar Systems reviews

Mid level management was deceptive, out of touch, and in some instances incompetent. Promotions and raises are reserved only of the “in group” rather than merit based. Refusal to try new ideas. Horrible interdepartmental communication. Pay is sub par for the Seattle area. CEO seems checked out - more interested in schmoozing with Continental (the parent company) than running Zonar. Constant impossible deadlines. Good work is reported upward as a great “team effort” mistakes are reported upward as individual fault. My mental health has improved dramatically since leaving.

In an all-hands meeting, Zonar HR repeatedly said that each team would have the freedom to choose how much time in office was appropriate for them, and that at home vs. office work was completely up to each team with complete flexibility and autonomy. Managers are now telling employees that HR actually meant that at least one day a week in the office will be required and 100% work from home is not an option. Zonar knows that employees are not at herd immunity. HR asked every employee to submit their vaccination card and is requiring that we go back to the office in September although we are only 51% vaccinated. Zonar HR took the public stance of supporting anti-vaxxers, saying in the last all-hands that the COVID vaccine "is a personal choice", and later sending out an e-mail saying, "we respect an employee's decision to choose." Anti-vaxxers are held to the honor system, being allowed to go without masks in the office if they just say they are vaccinated. We've seen huge turnover affecting directors, managers, developers, TPM, and PM since the economy started to recover, and it's only going to get worse if returning to the office is mandatory. We've proven we can be profitable and efficient completely working from home, and there is no good reason to spend unpaid hours on public transit, risking COVID, when other companies are offering remote work opportunities. Note that we have dozens of completely remote workers in Vietnam and Cincinnati, so it makes no sense why Seattle employees are being treated differently. I will not be coming back into the office at all and HR can deal with it. I like working at Zonar, but it's not worth risking COVID.