employer cover photo
employer logo
employer logo

Spiceworks Ziff Davis

Part of Ziff Davis

Is this your company?

Spiceworks Ziff Davis reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(249 total reviews)

Steve Horowitz

60% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Spiceworks Ziff Davis has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 249 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Spiceworks Ziff Davis employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

249 reviews
2.0
Sep 16, 2022

A Great Company Turned Sour

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of the people are great and want things to work out. Originally saw myself being with the company for 10+ years.

Cons

Leadership - bloated, unwilling to change for the better and not open to new ideas. Outsourcing instead of trying to retain talent. Not even trying to hide that hiring in India is preferred to keeping current talent or hiring in regions with already established teams. Even though they are saving a lot of money hiring in India, they are still paying way less than they could in the India market, leading to turnover and a lot of people bailing before start date for better offers. A lot of knowledge and talent was lost and it was acknowledged that a lot of the same concerns about individuals and leaders were consistently being brought up in exit interviews, but nothing changed.

4.0
Feb 10, 2018

Good overall

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People - Willing to help. Nice. Hard working. Welcoming Flexible Work Schedule - Start & End Times WFH - As long as you don’t abuse it. Remote work for some positions. Food - Snacks, Beer Fridge Friday’s, Breakfast 2x/week, Catered Lunch from time to time Did I mention the people?

Cons

- Vision, Mission, Charter and lack of communication of - Spiceworks attempts to do too many things - Lack of process & formalized products in certain areas - Unsure if there is training for Mgmt on how to be effective leaders, if not there should be. Even quality people need support & coaching on becoming great leaders. - I didn’t see any employee development but did see some departments get to explore new tech. Don’t think that equates to the same thing though - Personal growth is hit or miss. - EMEA and other remote reps are poorly supported - Lacking cross departmental communication

4.0
May 24, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Spiceworks moved into a new building about two years ago and it's really nice - very modern and kept clean. There's free snacks, coffee, sparkling water, soda...the snacks even change out from time to time. People there are (generally) friendly and I've really enjoyed working with most of my co-workers. There's a lot of ownership given to you if you show that you're willing and able to take on more. No micromanagement in the team I worked on.

Cons

I think some people who work at this company let their high-ranking position get to their heads. A lot of the more difficult interactions I've had with people were with the senior-level employees. To Spiceworks' credit, they have let go some employees who were repeatedly reported for their behavior.

Viewing 34 - 36 of 249 Reviews

Glassdoor has 279 Spiceworks Ziff Davis reviews submitted anonymously by Spiceworks Ziff Davis employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Spiceworks Ziff Davis is right for you.