Great Culture - Anonymous employee Zillow Employee Review

4.0
Apr 5, 2016
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The best thing about working at Zillow Group is the culture. A very transparent, forthcoming and proactive culture prevails across all of the teams I've worked with. This company really values initiative and provides resources to pursue ideas.

Cons

The company rightly celebrates its benefits package, but it is my belief that they are not quite competitive at base compensation given what peer organizations are paying in New York City.

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Zillow Response
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Thank you for your feedback. I am happy to hear you enjoy our transparent and innovative culture. We review compensation on a regular basis however if you have questions or concerns about the pay in NYC, I invite you to reach out to me, your manager or HR Business Partner to discuss this directly. - Stan Humphries, Chief Analytics Officer, Zillow Group

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