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Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us. I appreciate the kind words about our talented team. You’re quite right – they are second-to-none. It’s never fun for me to read negative reviews about the organization that I lead, but there are several points in here that I’d like to respond to that I think may be misunderstandings.
– Starting the day on Israel time and ending on Pacific time would mean working from 1 AM EST to 8 PM EST. I assume this was an exaggeration; however, if this is your reality, please speak to me or your manager as soon as possible because this should definitely not be happening.
– Our CEO can frequently be heard to say that no part of ZoomInfo can run without the whole. We are all connected. Without engineering, there is nothing to sell, and our Executive Leadership team values our contributions very highly.
– Compensation for engineers, on average, is above market rate. We regularly audit our compensation to ensure parity and competitiveness.
– We take many factors into consideration when we give promotions. However, it’s worth pointing out that as a culture of excellence, we don’t necessarily give automatic promotions for “perfectly competent.” We promote outstanding employees. And we’re fortunate to have so many talented engineers – one in every six of our engineers were promoted last year compared to the industry average of one in ten.
– Regarding our hiring of non-U.S. citizens: First, we want the best talent, period. Some of this talent comes from engineers on work visas, but it’s definitely not as high as three-quarters of hires! Secondly, I have always been passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion across all the companies I have worked at, including ZoomInfo. I spoke about this at the last engineering all hands meeting, where we discussed where we are currently and where we want to be. I’m proud to be part of a team that has folks from all over the world, who bring in a wealth of cultures, experiences, ideas, and innovation to the workplace.
It’s troubling to me to hear that you’re not happy in your role at ZoomInfo. I want every member of the engineering organization to be able to grow professionally and find satisfaction in their work. I would welcome an open dialogue on your concerns so we can try to address them. I am, as you may already know, fairly quick to respond on Slack or to a Zoom invite. Please reach out to me, or your manager, at any time.
– Madhav Nair, ZoomInfo SVP of Engineering