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Its been a year and still loving it ! - IT Developer Zillow Employee Review

4.0
Jun 12, 2017
It developer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Truly transparent leadership style- seems like ordinary people taking extraordinary care of their employee's, very inspiring! - Great benefits - Enough said here but more importantly- *leadership are always are striving to make Benefits even better*. - Very hands off management - open to new ideas, always willing to listen, great for someone who can navigate and make their own mark. Sometimes might seem too 'lax' but that's the trade-off - Core values are really practiced hard here!

Cons

- Not many benefits/life work balance geared towards workers with families - no flex work arrangements - commute to work every day is a bit too daunting for folks who live 20-30 miles away. These deter some referals away too. -Since a lot of the growth is organic, there are a lot of mid-level pm's and managers who might not have a lot of industry exposure, need to invest and mentor to setup these roles for success. - Product strategy doesn't seem to be open to expanding out of the continental us.

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Zillow Response
9y
Thank you for submitting a review, and I’m so glad that you’re loving you job at Zillow. We really try to be transparent and lead with our core values, so it’s great to hear that you appreciate that. While we try to be very supportive of working parents in terms of encouraging a healthy work-life balance and offering great parental leave – as many of us on the leadership have families that we want to prioritize as well – we believe that having all of our employees in the office to collaborate is the most efficient way to share ideas and build great products. I know many employees enjoy getting on top of work during their commute using the free Orca passes we provide. And in terms of new managers, you’re right that we need to be continuously training our leaders to be effective and inspiring. We’ll keep providing training and mentoring along those lines, but please always feel free to grab your skip-level manager or HR business partner to get additional support. Again, thank you for sharing your feedback and being part of the Zillow team! -Rebekah (VP Product)

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Cons

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Zillow Response
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We're glad Cloud HQ and benefits stood out during your time with us. Transparency is something we know matters to our people, and we appreciate you naming it. It's feedback we take to heart as we continue to grow. Thank you for your review.
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Pros

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).

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