Great place to work, but must be adaptable to change - Anonymous employee Zillow Employee Review

4.0
Aug 10, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, by far the best I have seen in my working experience and they get better every year. 100% company paid healthcare, good maternity leave, paid transportation costs, unlimited snacks, unlimited time off, monthly happy hours and flexible work hours, which make for a great work life balance. The ability to travel for work to various offices is a great benefit and helps promote development and cross cultural learning. The leadership team is great, I love the transparency Spencer and team provide the employees.

Cons

This isn't necessarily a negative, but there has been so much change in such a little amount of time and I would say if you are someone who doesn't adapt well to change, it might not be the place for you. We move very fast here and I don't see that changing any time soon. The pay could be a little more competitive, it's hard to move up or get promoted in certain positions. I've also seen a pretty big discrepancy in pay between Zillow and Trulia employees for the same role.

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Zillow Response
9y
Thank you for taking the time to write such a thoughtful and detailed review. I'm happy you think the benefits and transparency are great and like working here. I hear you on your suggestions to better communicate potential career paths and opportunities. We are in the middle of rolling out better information and resources on this to managers and employees, and I would expect you will notice more and better information in the coming months. - Amy (COO)

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Cons

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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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