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Zapata Technology Reviews

4.7

94% would recommend to a friend

(35 total reviews)

Randall Zapata

94% approve of CEO

89% positive business outlook

Zapata Technology has an employee rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars, based on 35 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Zapata Technology employee rating is 22% above average for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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35 reviews
1.0
12 Jan 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1) A paycheck. 2) No accountability as long as you keep your mouth shut and don't ever question the prime contractor.

Cons

1) Fire and hires employees at the whim of the prime contractor on govt contracts. 2) Hires the cheapest workers without regard to actual skills. 3) Will try and deny you unemployment by lying and stating you got terminated, when in reality you where laid-off. 4) Will ruin your clearance 5) Upper-Management will tell you not to go to the owner of the small company with anything, so they don't look bad. 6) Zapata is not a Technology company. 7) Terminates top employees at the drop of a dime if the prime contractor wants him or her off the contract and makes no attempt to relocate or provide any work. 8) The people you will work with are the bottom of the barrel talent, because they bid the contracts so low and no one that is actually capable will take the job. I had to wake up co-workers several times a day almost everyday and even found one of them sleeping in the car during working hours instead of doing their job, which I needed them to accomplish. 9) I took the lead of the project, worked hard, had a few success, only to get terminated and my security clearance ruined because of the lies this company told the government.

5.0
14 Sept 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Zapata really does take care of its people. Oddly, one of the things that I do at Zapata Technology as a recruiter: 'when life happens', I help find new jobs for our folks --- maybe a contract ended, maybe they want to move somewhere we do not have a job, maybe they want to grow into a position that is already filled. When we get candidates that are 'close but not quite a technical match', Zapata takes the time to look around and to suggest alternative employers. Make friends! As a recruiter, it is good to hear from applicants that they hear good things about Zapata Technology and want to join the team. My job is 100% fully remote, yet this is one of the most interconnected companies that I have ever worked with. We are together throughout the day and across the week. Bi-weekly synchronization meetings online between different sections --- so no guessing what is happening elsewhere in the company. With Zapata, my voice and opinion matters. I like that.

Cons

Few benefits for part-timers. No prorated accumulation of PTO or paid holidays. Standard for many companies. I do have significant freedom to manage my own time and good competitive compensation. Am happy.

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Zapata Technology Response
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Thank you very much for your feedback. We're always looking for ways to improve benefit offerings, and this is definitely something we'll looking into for part timers.
4.0
25 Feb 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The company has a plan where they pay 100% of your benefits, life/health/dental/vision, etc and the salary I started with was very satisfactory. Also due to how the company is spread, independent work is the norm. Work was interesting as well, but affected by the typical slowness that is Government work

Cons

The management doesn't really "connect" with folks at non-local job sites. Them being based in Georgia means very limited or no contact with contractor-site employees. They aren't in control of their contracts since they are sub-contractors mostly.

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