Stay away!!! - Anonymous employee Zillow Employee Review

1.0
May 29, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Honestly, it's hard to come up with any

Cons

Where to start: Zillow was the worst experience of my professional career. I made the jump to Zillow because my to-be manager told me in the interview that, "everyone wants Zillow" and we would dominate the market. Completely not true. Not only were our goals too high, but they were the same as every other market in the country. My market has one of the best conditions in the country, and it's completely unreasonable to be held to such high marks. On top of that, reps were able to sell wherever they want. I spoke to management a few times about reps selling in my territory, but it kept happening. Outside of the day-to-day, the worst part of Zillow was interacting with my manager. He was unprofessional to a degree I have never experienced. We had weekly sales contests at the end of my tenure, and he did not allow me to participate in them, while other reps were able to. When I was let go, he didn't have the professional courtesy to tell me directly, but had his boss do it for him. Be a professional!!!

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- 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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