Better off elsewhere - Sales ZoomInfo Employee Review

1.0
Mar 16, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Teammates generally always willing to help as much as they can Product is clearly one of the top in the industry My immediate managers seem to care bout the people below them

Cons

I had another colleague describe it as "something is just off about this place" and I couldn't agree more. On the surface, everyone seems driven, and ready to succeed; however, if you take a deeper look , you get the sense that there's a gun pointed at the back of everyone's head. And they feel it every day. This seems like it stems from the very top. A previous reviewer already mentioned it, but the Pirates/RedSox comparison has been brought up multiple times since I've started here. The general sentiment from leadership is "work above all else." I've heard the stories of not having a holiday party, about the game tables and other amenities being removed post acquisition, about team outings cut down. I'm at the stage of my career where I don't even look to those as needed perks to have at a company, but I certainly understand others do. There should be an attempt by leadership to show you value your most valuable resource (your employees). With the world we live in today, I think this is even more important. Employees should be encouraged to take time off and unplug. No one is going to die if ZoomInfo doesn't respond to them for a few hours.. Yet it's stated every meeting, every day that, if you don't work today, you better work doubltime tomorrow and the next day, or else we will all miss our number. We preach being an efficient and tactical go-to-market machine, yet the processes behind the scenes are extremely confusing and seem to turn off most customers. Automated emails (most will be sent in the sales rep's name) are constantly hitting our customer base/prospects. This is happening while we're also running our own manual "blitzes" / general outreach. It can make it challenging to be a strategic sales rep. when all of your customers are fatigued by the barrage of communication they receive. And, as mentioned above, all this motion seems to stem from the internal messaging that "we need to stay above pace" or "we are just at pace or lagging behind." It really is strange. Again, any given day you would get the impression that if we took even a day off ZoomInfo is going out of business. I would recommend sorting these reviews by "recent" and reading through them that way. A lot of the negative reviews get covered up by default. You'll also see the trend of extremely positive reviews following any negative ones. I can also confirm that new hires are encouraged to post reviews on Glassdoor during their final week of training, which just seems strange. You do not have a true sense of the company (any company) until much later on. To those that are looking to come over, check that the person who is referring you has been there for longer than their ramp period. I would say that it will also depend on who your manager is, but it truly does seem that no department or team here is spared from the boiler-room mentality coming down from the top. And for those that have been there for some time - I promise you - there are better options out there.

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5.0
Jun 17, 2026
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Pros

Great place to work with a lot of forward thinking leaders to learn from. Really ahead of other companies on implementing AI in the business. Moves much faster with less bureaucracy than other similarly sized companies

Cons

Difficult macro environment for the company and industry

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ZoomInfo Response
3d
Thank you for the kind words. This genuinely means a lot to us. We're proud of the caliber of leaders here and the pace at which we're embedding AI into how we work, so it's great to hear that comes through day-to-day. You're right that the macro environment is presenting challenges – we won't pretend otherwise. What we can control is continuing to move faster and smarter than our peers, and feedback like yours is a reminder of why the culture we've built is a competitive advantage in itself. We're glad you're part of it. – Jennifer Creticos, ZoomInfo Chief Business Officer
3.0
Jun 18, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good pay, good benefits and great office.

Cons

Poor hiring decisions, recent layoffs eliminated mostly remote employees because they are prioritizing in office employees, especially with recent investment in office. RIF was not at all based on performance which meant that some in office employees who don't know what they are doing got to keep their job. You have to suck up to management to get promoted and a lot of really good reps leave as a result of constant micro-management.

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ZoomInfo Response
3d
Thank you for the feedback, and we're glad the pay, benefits, and office experience worked well for you. To be clear, though, the recent restructure was not targeted at remote employees. It reflected a strategic decision to restructure some of our sales and support operations as we shift how we approach certain segments of the business, both in terms of personnel and platform. The people affected were valued contributors and we recognize their work helped make ZoomInfo what it is today. The suggestion that in-office employees who stayed "don't know what they're doing" simply isn't accurate. Additionally, we go hard at the end of every month (which is true across SaaS sales broadly) but would push back on the characterization of the culture. Our employee engagement team works hard to make that sprint enjoyable, with in-office lunches and activities. Sales is a high-pressure environment by nature, and we're proud of the culture we've built around it. We appreciate you sharing your perspective, even where we see it differently. – Stephen Antuna, ZoomInfo SVP of Account Management
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