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EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
349
TOTAL
RATINGS
4330

Zendesk Company Culture

Zendesk Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
Choice Employer
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4.5/5

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Zendesk CEO

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Tom Eggemeier Zendesk's CEO
Tom Eggemeier
75 /100

Mission, Vision, & Values

We’ve set out to power exceptional service for every person on the planet. At Zendesk, people come first – whether we’re supporting customers or empowering each other. If you’re looking to do meaningful work with people who care – you’re in the right place.

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Zendesk Culture At a Glance

Zendesk has 6000 employees. 349 employees at Zendesk have reviewed Zendesk across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was today.

Overall, the 349 Zendesk employees give their leadership a grade of A-, or Top 15% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Zendesk are pleased with their total compensation at Zendesk, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Zendesk are pleased with their team. 349 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers an A. The majority believe the meetings at Zendesk are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Zendesk believe the environment at Zendesk is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Zendesk is comfortably fast. About 73% of the employees at Zendesk work 8 hours or less, while 4% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Zendesk are happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

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Zendesk employees generally work 8.6 hrs a day
Work Hours
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Employees at Zendesk report the work pace is comfortably fast
Work Pace
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On a typical day, employees at Zendesk have 4+ meetings
Meetings
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88% of Zendesk employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
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Zendesk employees most often take unlimited paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
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78% of Zendesk employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
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Zendesk employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Once a quarter
Feedback
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85% of Zendesk employees call their work environment positive
Environment

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What's the company culture like at Zendesk?

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  • Zendesk has a really good company culture. People here cares about the main product (support) and there is a good vibe working with folks at...

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How's the work life balance at Zendesk?

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  • The best I have seen in the tech industry

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What's the interview process like at Zendesk?

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  • Pretty straightforward. You should do some research into Zendesk, all our products and the type of buyer that we are targeting. It would be...

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How's the vacation policy at Zendesk?

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  • Take what you need

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What does the ideal candidate in the Customer Support department look like at Zendesk?

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  • Lately, worn out and victimized.

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How's the leadership on the Customer Support team at Zendesk?

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  • The VP is valid, clueless and ruining a lot of what made this place this place.

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H1B Visa

In 2019, Zendesk applied for 54 H1B visas. Of the work permits applied for, 98% were approved.

Work Permit Application Outcome

Zendesk has a total of 6000 employees

54
Total Applied
  • 98% Granted (53 out of 54)
  • 2% Denied (1 out of 54)
  • 0% Withdrawn Application was withdrawn by the employer before approval/rejection ( out of 54)
  • 0% Certified-Withdrawn Application was approved but later withdrawn by employer ( out of 54)

This data was calculated using publicly sourced data from OFLC Performance Data

Gender Score How positively women rate their overall experience at Zendesk

top 20% Gender

Zendesk currently ranks in the Top 20% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

Diversity Score How positively minorities rate their overall experience at Zendesk

top 20% Diversity

Zendesk currently ranks in the Top 20% of similarly sized companies on Comparably

eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
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eNPS Score
47%Promoters
27%Passives
26%Detractors

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Zendesk vs Competitors

  1. 1st
    Salesforce
    80 / 100
  2. 2nd
    SAP
    79 / 100
  3. 3rd
    Atlassian
    80 / 100
  4. 4th
    Zendesk
    76 / 100
  5. 5th
    Helpshift
    76 / 100
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