Nice environment, have seen a lot worse - when it ends it ends just as badly though, pretty ruthless. - Towel Cleaner/Toilet Roll Dispenser Zendesk Employee Review

3.0
25 Mar 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Charismatic, engaged CEO. Great product Bunch of great people In the main there's a good vibe there. Nice degree of flexibility on working hours.

Cons

Appears directionless outside Global HQ. Below market rates People tend to disapear without a trace, never to be spoken of again. Some real lightweights running the show in the remote offices. Since IPO it's all gone a bit nasty - unrealistic expectations on sales.

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2.0
12 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The people you work directly with are nice and the unlimited PTO was nice, and everyone was very chill about you taking time off when you needed.

Cons

It used to be a pretty good place to work but then after Zendesk got acquired everything slowly got worse and worse culture-wise. There were also multiple layoffs and re-orgs that caused a lot of confusion and cognitive debt, all the while management was still expecting more productivity somehow???? With layoffs practically every year and veiled threats about having to use AI more (more how?! There was no direction), working there kind of felt like working with a gun to my head.

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