Making The Transition From a Startup - Product Specialist Zillow Employee Review

5.0
16 Jan 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Zillow is growing larger and there is a noticeable change in the air. It's good though, things are becoming a little more buttoned up (in the culture sense not the dress code). I can genuinely say that I enjoy my time every day at Zillow. The people rock as a whole and my team is great. I have a fair degree of autonomy in my role. The work is stimulating and I feel like my imput is valued by both my team and the higher-ups. Our C-Levels are great too, you can tell that they genuinely care about the company and the people that work there. We're spoiled with food and fun events. Benefits are second to none. The atmosphere is that perfect balance of casual and professional. Overall, ZG is a great place to work. Oh and Spencer our CEO - He's a genuinely cool guy.

Cons

Pay - in salary terms, it's not quite up to market competitive but this has been discussed that we are working to get there. I hope that leadership will follow through on this b/c its the primary gripe of most employees and I think that will be instrumental in retaining talent.

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Zillow Response
9y
Thank you for the review and your feedback! I'm glad you are happy here. We've done a lot of work to be competitive in our comp, and if you have questions about your individual package, feel free to reach out directly to me or to your HR business partner for a review. - Amy (COO)

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Zillow Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience as an intern at Zillow. We’re glad to hear that your team felt collaborative and supportive, and that your managers helped create a positive environment overall. We also appreciate your perspective on remote work and the challenges that can sometimes come with connecting quickly in a distributed environment. Feedback like yours helps us continue improving how teams stay connected through Cloud HQ.
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Cons

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Zillow Response
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Thank you for sharing such a detailed perspective. We understand that frequent changes to roles, account ownership and business priorities can have a real impact on relationship-building and the day-to-day experience in sales. We’re glad to hear compensation was a positive part of your time at Zillow, and we appreciate you being candid about where the model and structure felt frustrating. Feedback like yours helps us better understand how these changes are experienced across teams as the business evolves.
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