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3.4

52% would recommend to a friend

(568 total reviews)
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Jeremy Wacksman

55% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

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2.0
Apr 6, 2016

Few Huge Positives, Many Negatives.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good starting pay for new employees. Very aggressive commission structure with a potential to make a lot of money . Work hard play hard atmosphere. They like to party. No micro managing and you can set your own schedule. Provide leads. Great benefits. Have a very knowledgeable veteran staff. Quick turn time on loans. This is a great place to make money if you already know the mortgage industry.

Cons

The training is a joke. High employee turnover rate. The provided "warm leads" are not the best quality. Most of the leads won't answer and have already been called many times by other lenders. Many of the leads who answer are not open to discussion or do not qualify. Learning resources are scarce. The overall culture towards training is negative and many people are annoyed when others ask questions. The compensation recieved for a team leader's personal success highly surmounts the compensation received for the success of the team that he or she is responsible for. They don't really care if you succeed. The cultural importance of providing good and fair products for customers varies greatly depending on the loan officer. The work to life balance is terrible. They expect you to work a lot and those who are successful work around 55-60 hrs a week.

5.0
Apr 4, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Zillow Group is consistently on several "best places to work" lists and for very good reasons. I have been with several organizations throughout my professional career and Zillow Group has hands-down done more for me than anywhere else I've worked. First off, the culture is second-to-none. From free food and beverages on a daily basis to incomparable perks and bonuses, Zillow Group truly has an amazing culture. The leadership, starting with Spencer Rascoff on down, the management, and the employees make it a truly great place to work! I would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a fantastic career opportunity! Benefits packages offered are literally the best I have ever seen throughout my professional career. I can honestly say I look forward to going there each and every day and contributing to my team and the organization as a whole!

Cons

Being a tech-based company, you must constantly change and adapt to stay ahead of the competition. Our CEO, Spencer says that if you get complacent, you will get blindsided by the competition. With that said, change is the only constant at Zillow group. If you are flexible and adaptable, it is a very fun, exciting, and challenging atmosphere, but if you prefer the status quo and do not do well with change, it would most certainly not be a good fit.

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Zillow Response
10y
Thank you for this glowing review. So glad to hear you are enjoying everything about our culture, it is pretty amazing. And you nailed it, we do #movefastthinkbig like one of our core values, so people like yourself who love change and want to be a PART of something big...tend to do well here. Thanks again and best wishes for continued success. Greg Bland, VP Sales & Denver Site Director
5.0
Mar 16, 2016
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Pros

Too many specifics to list here, especially without parroting all of the others - outstanding health benefits, discretionary time off (huge for new hires who don't have to wait for years to accumulate time off), morale events, interesting speakers, and the list goes on. The biggest pro is leadership that truly listens to its employee base. In the year I have been here Zillow has stepped up in offering a more aggressive 401k package, top-notch health benefits, more competitive pay scale, option of RSUs vs. options, DTO vs. PTO, and so much more. Every enhanced benefit is in direct response to the collective voice of the personnel. Bottom line - employees are treated as adults and allowed to perform at a high level.

Cons

My position is one of the few still typically still occupied by Boomers in a house full of Millenials, so for those fortunate enough to qualify for a position here later in one's career you better be young at heart to keep up.

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Zillow Response
10y
Thank you for the great feedback. It made my day. - Spencer (CEO)
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