Every time I see such excessive spending on massive events like the Vegas one detailed in this article, I see problems within the company. So you focus on sales to the exclusion of providing service for customers? You need to spend MORE on sales every year to gain the customers you lose, often far more than having just spent more on operational staff and streamlining processes.

And then there's the hard sell. Is it surprising that sales reos and Zenefitd management alike weren't following the law?

Then there's the hook - you give away HR software for free, but this gets your company to use the vendor for medical insurance. How is that in the best interests of the employee? How is there not a conflict of interest?

The entire model of Zenefits sounds so, so dodgy. What a nightmare.