Strong culture and environment - Anonymous employee Zillow Employee Review

5.0
Apr 7, 2017
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Input is incouraged and often implemented upon across the organization. Benefits are really strong, even for the Seattle tech community. Focus on career advancement is the strongest I've ever experienced in a company.

Cons

Growing pains are evident, especially when it comes to process and procedures (or sometimes lack thereof). However, as eluded to in the pros, the ability to help shape the direction of future goals and drive future success is a strong mitigating factor to this. Ownership is a requirement here. Not necessarily a con, but a heads up to anyone who just wants to just wants to sit at a desk and execute on an already delivered plan, that won't always exist here. For people who want to help shape the future of a team, this is honestly a plus.

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Zillow Response
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Thank you for the review and feedback, and I'm glad you are happy here! If you have any specific processes you feel need to be addressed (or aren't being addressed adequately), feel free to email me directly, or contact the speed alias. - Amy (COO)

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