Consider yourself lucky if you work here - Engineer Zillow Employee Review

5.0
Mar 3, 2014
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Pros

Leadership has done a great deal of things right and I applaud them for it. Culture has still been very good despite *insane* growth. The work life balance is generally has gotten a lot better since the startup days. Probably a lot better than many other tech companies in the area.

Cons

I miss our company ski day, but luckily vacation scheduling is flexible for those pow days

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Zillow Response
12y
Thank you for your review! I miss our ski day also! Maybe I should have brought it back this year. To be honest, I sort of forgot this year -- doing too many things, and it didn't occur to me. True, attendance the last time wasn't great, which is why I think we cut it out. Anyway, I'll think about it going forward. Thank you!

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You can make good money here.

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Zillow Response
4w
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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