Inclusive, Progressive, Fast, Big Goals, Big Momentum, Collaborative, Purpose, Success, Receptive, Willing to take a stand, Good-hearted, Intentional
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Learning how to balance growth, change and operating rigor
Zillow Response
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Thank you for this valuable feedback. I think you hit on all the things we are working to balance - both as a leadership team, and as a company. Our growth plans are ambitious, but the opportunity to provide customers with something that is long overdue is very exciting. Please reach to me at dans@zillowgroup.com with any feedback on what we can do better. Thanks for the confidence and your contribution.
Generally the people I work with are great. They are supportive, creative, and work well as a team.
Work-life balance is good, although some teams have more on-call than others.
Cons
- Senior leadership has determined that inflation need not be a factor when calculating raises.
- Also, we're having record profitability! But also money is very tight and we all need to tighten our belts.
- Our stock is down 50% this year, but you all need to suck it up, even though stock is a huge part of pay.
- We don't care that you are getting a 30% effective pay cut this year.
- Performance ratings are calculated on vibes before reviews are actually written.
- We've started outsourcing heavily to Mexico and India.
- "We need to raise the bar" ("Please work harder for the same pay")
- Health benefits have eroded for several years.
- Other benefits have never been adjusted for inflation.
- AI is becoming like a cult. We've actually been told that the dream is to never open a code editor again, despite the technology not being remotely ready for that (and with no proof that it is less expensive or saves time).