Growth Opportunities Dwindle - Connections Specialist Zillow Employee Review

3.0
May 11, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Great insurance packages. Competitive hourly pay. Career training that sets you up for life outside of ZG (normally you'd pay to learn what you're provided here.) Company-paid team outings. Endless networking opportunities. Ability to work remotely anywhere in the US.

Cons

"Career growth" pretty much entails being micromanaged every single step of the way. Your career growth will never overcome the many internal quid pro quo relationships. Diversity & Inclusion at Zillow is treated more like wearing the new black than actual allyship, because it's all materialistic. If you are a risk taker, plan on getting laid off if/when you take on a pilot program, because every single pilot that ZG creates is closed with layoffs, not demotions. The current CEO has taken away every piece of culture we had once we worked remotely.

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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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