Zscaler reviews

3.4

60% would recommend to a friend

(2,511 total reviews)
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Jay Chaudhry

75% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Zscaler has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,511 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Zscaler 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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3K reviews
1.0
Mar 27, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very good company ethical values No politics Awesome product and Time to market

Cons

Lot of cons 1) My bad I got into very bad team. 2) No scope to grow. 3) I got completely squeezed and got lot of health issues due to lot of work pressure. 4) Most of the team members created a comfort circle for themselves and they don’t want to change 5) Very old tools and tech stack. You will be dragged back to 2005 era 6) If you try to propose new things, you will be crucified straight from the top 7) Most of all its a worst team 8) Most of the time, team works 18 hours and weekends and expect you the same 9) no respect to personal life and family

3.0
Sep 23, 2016

Overall okay, but not for mktg or comms

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Technology is great, probably the best in that space -Jay truly cares about taking this company IPO -Some of the best colleagues I have ever met -New office is a great upgrade from the original office (location could still be better though) - Most departments are run well and are well represented with senior management, that cannot be said for mktg and comms though -Free lunch every Thursday

Cons

-Culture is lacking. HR is trying to fix it, but with how the company is run morale and culture are very low -IPO is no longer discussed, and with the CFO leaving there doesn't seem to be a road map -Mktg/comms: If you are thinking of working at Zscaler in either of these teams, run. Each CMO has about a 2 year stint and is then replaced, and this has been consistent for the past several years. Current CMO micromanages people to make them feel inferior and like they are entry level employees, rather than individuals that are seasoned in this industry. CMO is more interested in keeping tabs on when you are coming/leaving/taking lunch/ working remote than your quality work and what you are getting accomplished. The current CMO has created an environment where it is impossible to please him, and the company has lost a lot of great talent because of him. -Office is an upgrade from previous location, but it is basically still in Alviso. Not much around it, and is not in the right location. If you want to be in Silicon Valley, but in the heart of the Valley -Compensation and benefits are not competitive in the industry, getting a raise is very difficult. No matching 401K, no paid maternity leave, health insurance is okay. No "perks" in the office except for free snacks and drinks, which are rationed so they don't have to buy as many.

1.0
Jul 3, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

--good technology and forward-leaning market vision --doggedness --support from gartner

Cons

--company is cheap, pays lip service to company culture --CEO wrote the book on micro-management --high turnover in a variety of positions --very stingy with equity --At least two thirds of the Zscaler reviews on this site are embellished and part of an orchestrated campaign supported by senior management --Inability to overcome the central go-to-market model, which is channel centric

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