Zayo reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(1,285 total reviews)

Steve Smith

60% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Zayo has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,285 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Zayo employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Telecommunications industry (3.6 stars).

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1K reviews
2.0
Feb 5, 2013

New company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Young and not many processes

Cons

disorganized, management change every 3-6 mos

2.0
Nov 8, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Most of the employees at Zayo are very intelligent, professional, and motivated people. Zayo encourages all employees to work from home, so that can be an advantage at times. Salary, vacation and health benefits package has been average for an entry level employee in the technology industry.

Cons

Zayo really offers no incentives for you to work any harder than you have to to get by. This company is very cheap. No 401K match, no milestones to hit or merit-based raises to achieve, very few paid holidays.There is so little visibility into other departments, or even to your own management since everyone is spread out all over the country, working from home in many cases. Most people that you talk to here have been in the same role for a decade. Zayo is chaotic, to say the least. Everything seems to be done last minute; everything is rushed. There is very little cooperation between departments; coordinating any interdepartmental effort truley requires a miracle. This is not due to ignorance, but due to the extremely narrow role structure that Zayo has created. Each employee has their task and there is little or no overlap between departments. So when it comes time to colarborate, individuals in different roles cannot relate to eachothers' needs. Ultimately, the environment at Zayo is not an enjoyable one. The work is choatic, and your efforts are not noticed or appreciated. The executives are frequently vocal with their opinions, and pretty rarely make you feel good about things. I really dont feel like there are avenues to progress your career within this company (unless perhaps you work in the CO headquarters). This company is not a good candidate for long-term employment.

1.0
Oct 8, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging if you like no processes and flying by the seat of your pants. From the engineering side of the fence, this not good practice.

Cons

Was unfortunately a part of the Abovenet acquisition...things are not going well. Few standards, horrible database, miserable employees that are on the verge of breakdown due to lack of guidance and sheer volume of work. I keep hearing how efficient the "Zayo way" is, but just don't see it. Bleeding your rank and file employees dry is not my definition of efficiency...sorry.

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