Zillow reviews

3.4

53% would recommend to a friend

(2,508 total reviews)
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Jeremy Wacksman

56% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

Zillow has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,508 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Zillow employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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1.0
Jan 15, 2014

It is a Sales Job!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great Co-Workers , cool looking office, great phone system / lead management (if you know how to use it correctly) Cash Prize Sales Contests and a few other bonus structures on a monthly basis, You can make good money here. Great Benefits! Casual Dress code, Free food and drinks. Company Holiday Party In Seattle all expense paid by Zillow.

Cons

I have nothing bad to say about the work atmosphere or the pushy managers, I have no complaints about Quota , or daily call times, If you apply for a sales Job you should expect these things. My cons are about what I sold I was explained by the few original sales reps that are left that this product has changed dramatically and by inherited accounts the same story. I like sales that is how i pay the bills but I like to sell a product I believe in. Being that one of Zillow's founders own glassdoor this may not get published so we shall see. I will explain in vague way from my understanding there used to be limited availability to buy space on Zillow but in the time I have been here the claims have been made that traffic has grown so more space becomes available to they pick certain days to have everyone come in at 6 am and push that space. I have inherited quite a few accounts from previous employees (this seems to happen often it is fast moving revolving door here) the accounts i have taken over tell me they gets theses calls every other month or sometimes monthly and they have taken it a few times but have yet to see and increase in ROI they say the ROI gets worse as we do this? and no this has not happened once , i hear this from a lot of those accounts it is discouraging. The seasoned reps say tell them if they don't take it someone else will and it will get worse, I personally do not feel good threatening paying customers who seem to like the service and when I have tried that some agents have cancelled. I enjoy selling what I beleive works. Spencer Rascoff I have read your responses to negative feed back "I was bummed when i read this" and "that does not seem to be the majority of the feedback". Like I have said the job is not my complaint it is saturation of the product. There s no customer service for existing clients they call us in sales expect help we create a case and weeks can go by before something is done. I understand the logic on us fielding the cs so we can convert to sales (they always cancel btw) but paying customers are angry and managers are no help.

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Zillow Response
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If I write "I was bummed to read this," I'll just be confirming your fear! LOL. Seriously though, you raise a good point which is that inventory constraints are a complaint among some of our existing advertisers; they want to buy more impressions from us, but sometimes they are unable to. We of course hope that as our traffic continues to grow, this problem will alleviate. And it is a good problem to have -- much better than the reverse, of course. I'm confused by your saying that there is no customer service for existing clients. We have a large listings support team and a large account management team. Maybe I am missing something or misunderstanding. If you ever want to send me specific anonymous feedback, you can do so through the Zillow Talk Blog (our internal blog). Thank you, Spencer
3.0
Jan 15, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Zillow has great company benefits, lots of free snacks, and good base pay. The Seattle building is great and has wonderful views.

Cons

Quotas are very hard (increasingly hard) to hit and turnover on the sales force is very high. It is a very pretty pretty boiler room. You make tons of calls all day everyday, and real estate agents are not the most fun people to talk to... Talk time is set high, however it is nearly impossible to hit is as a new employee. At least 90% of the calls I made were voicemails leading to a very repetitive job.

3.0
Jan 14, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

There's a lot of great things to say about Zillow. They provide their employees the best possible: great benefits, amenities, work-life balance, holiday parties, and a great workspace to name a few. Many at the company are quite talented, and it shows. The charisma the CEO possesses is outstanding, and his influence definitely reaches to all parts of the company.

Cons

A mostly sink-or-swim culture. Many like to flex their muscles, and without proper guidance (which is often the case) can cause endless discussions, and at times cause frustration, obstructing productivity. The pay is lower compared to higher tier companies, but the returns in other forms help.

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