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Zeiders Enterprises

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Zeiders Enterprises reviews

4.1

88% would recommend to a friend

(296 total reviews)
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Paul Richardson

94% approve of CEO

85% positive business outlook

Zeiders Enterprises has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 296 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Zeiders Enterprises employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management & Consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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296 reviews
2.0
Apr 14, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Absolutely fantastic opportunity to work with military members and be a part of their community. Also, great to work within the military culture. Opportunity to participate in Return and Reunions on ships if Navy affiliated. Not many civilians get to do that! You receive 2 weeks vacation the first year and also have the option for a 3rd week or $ towards education/training. (Most people take the extra week of vacation.)

Cons

No room for advancement. Depending on who your direct report is (contract or civilian/govt.) very little opportunity to be groomed for promotion. You can move from job to job within the Zeiders contract onsite, but not really being promoted to another position. Pay is ridiculously low for quality of recruits they can choose from. Do not negotiate salary. Sadly, many of the employees are military spouses and company sees them as just a second income for the family rather than professionals. If the Govt decides to do a govt. freeze it is typically the contractors from Zeiders that cover the facility during the furloughs.

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Zeiders Enterprises Response
12y
Thank you for your feedback. It’s great hear that you enjoyed working with the military community and the very unique experience of being deployed aboard Navy ships to provide support services. It is also good to hear that you appreciated our employee benefits plan. It is true that during the recent furlough of government employees, Zeiders employees were able to continue our work in providing support services to our military families. We are very proud of the dedication to support those in need that our employees show every day. We are also pleased that you appreciated your salary increase during the time you worked with Zeiders and your suggestions for retaining our great team members. We are working hard to develop career and professional development opportunities for our team members. Many of our leaders achieved their current positions through internal promotion and transfer opportunities during their company tenure. The Holiday Gift program we offer allows our employees the choice of selecting either a gift from our company store catalog, or selecting the opportunity to have the company make a contribution in the employee’s name to a non-profit organization which serves military and veteran families, including the USO, the National Military Family Association, and the Quality of Life Foundation (QOLF). Employees were provided the names and links to the websites of all three beneficiary organizations. No attempt was made to hide the fact that the QOLF, a 501 (c)(3) corporation, was founded by Mike and Charlotte Zeiders to address the needs of families who provide daily, substantial care for severely wounded, ill or injured veterans in their homes. You can learn more about the QOLF at www.qolfoundation.org. While you are no longer with Zeiders, we are pleased that hear that you would recommend us to a friend. Thank you again for your feedback and service to the company.
1.0
Mar 23, 2014

Lack of Leadership

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Ability to support service members and their families

Cons

Terrible leadership, lack of authenticity in stated company values and behavior of division director and senior contract management team. Pay is not comparable to other government contractors and the work life balance is poor. They responded to the proposal to win the work, but had no idea of the LOE to complete the work. They do not care if employees are exhausted and overworked and the service is poor. They only care about the perception of the government client and the profit they will make. Once the client complains and they fear losing the contract will they add resources to ensure the client is happy.

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Zeiders Enterprises Response
12y
Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback. We are pleased that you enjoyed the opportunity to support military members and families during your time at Zeiders but we regret to hear that you were less than satisfied with your work experience. We recognize that it may be challenging at times to seek and achieve a work-life balance, especially during contract start-up and transition-in operations. Thanks again for your valuable feedback and service to the company.
5.0
Jan 9, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

This is a company with a single focus - helping Service Members, Veterans and their families with quality of life issues. The owner, Mike Zeiders, has kept this focus and it is a common passion of staff.

Cons

None that I can think of.

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