Overall - very good place to work - Anonymous employee Zillow Employee Review

4.0
Mar 25, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

-Benefits -Transparency -Leadership -Competitive vision -Marketing Zillow has been a great place to work. The transparency is encouraging and I like the fact we are "playing to win" - not just compete, but to win.

Cons

-HR (as the company gets bigger and HR being in a different location, it's tough to get answers in a timely fashion) -Seattle based - this is great for those in Seattle, but employees in other cities constantly get to hear about the Zillow culture but are still trying to figure out how to change the culture at their location.

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Zillow Response
12y
Thank you for the review and the feedback. Regarding HR issues being tricky in remote offices, please always feel free to escalate things to Kathleen quickly. She can triage emails about HR questions, so just email her (or me) and we will get it sorted out asap. Regarding having more speakers in the non-Seattle offices, I am really struggling with that. I know it would be great for the non-Seattle office that is hosting, but I worry that people in Seattle won't show up in the kitchen for the Speaker if he/she is just on screen and not in person. There are so many great speakers outside of Seattle though, so we probably should just start doing it. I'm definitely considering it, but I'm really divided on it.

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Thank you for sharing your experience as an intern at Zillow. We’re glad to hear that your team felt collaborative and supportive, and that your managers helped create a positive environment overall. We also appreciate your perspective on remote work and the challenges that can sometimes come with connecting quickly in a distributed environment. Feedback like yours helps us continue improving how teams stay connected through Cloud HQ.
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Cons

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Thank you for sharing such a detailed perspective. We understand that frequent changes to roles, account ownership and business priorities can have a real impact on relationship-building and the day-to-day experience in sales. We’re glad to hear compensation was a positive part of your time at Zillow, and we appreciate you being candid about where the model and structure felt frustrating. Feedback like yours helps us better understand how these changes are experienced across teams as the business evolves.
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