Just look at the downward trajectory based on a small sample of our Zenefits' coverage:

April 6, 2015: Is Zenefits the ultimate broker threat?
May 20, 2015: Zenefits unleashes more disruption
June 15, 2015: Who will win the Zenefits, ADP battle?
November 13, 2015: Zenefits hits a rough patch
February 8, 2016: Zenefits CEO resigns, new head David Sacks focuses on compliance
February 11, 2016: California regulators say they're investigating Zenefits
February 29, 2016: Zenefits lays off 250 employees
May 8, 2016: Parker Conrad reportedly sold $10M in stock before resignation
May 9, 2016: Zenefits was the perfect startup. Then it self-disrupted
June 14, 2016: Zenefits cuts more jobs as CEO Sacks attempts startup turnaround
June 16, 2016: ADP targets former Zenefits workers

Despite its scandalized reputation and consistent headlines, Zenefits is still somewhat of an enigma. Journalists love it (hello, juicy headlines galore), brokers hate it (all this bad press and still Zenefits is poaching potential clients), and in today's cutthroat make-it-or-break-it Silicon Valley community, everyone else is either rooting for it to succeed or fail — the answer is different depending on who you ask.

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