Zillow reviews

4.6

92% would recommend to a friend

(1,697 total reviews)
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Jeremy Wacksman

96% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Zillow has an employee rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 1,697 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Zillow employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews
5.0
Mar 4, 2016

Great company to work for

Anonymous employee
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Pros

1. Nice downtown office 2. Good work life balance 3. Great benefits package 4. Talented coworkers 5. Good perks, free snacks, drinks, lunch

Cons

Not I can think of now. Maybe the company should consider to provide free dinner for those who plan to work at night. It seems that I should at least write down 20 words.

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Zillow Response
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Thank you for the nice review! Re: dinner - occasionally when there is a big launch and people are staying late, we'll provide dinner (and if you have to stay late and it's not provided, you can expense it). But I would much rather you go home and have a life outside of the office in the evenings! Work/life balance is important. - Amy (COO)
3.0
Oct 4, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

While they're have been many reviews from Zillow employees specific to the Rentals team, many have been negative. While many of these reviews offer valid points that are indeed true, they lose credibility from what can be construed as a disgruntled former employee fired for non-performance. I'd like to offer a perspective as a seasoned sales rep, with 10+ years experience, who also left a great job to join the Zillow team, who agrees there are issues at Zillow, yet also still wants a future on the Zillow Rentals team. I'm one of the reps that has been at Zillow the longest, and I have a history of high sales performance. As for the pros, I'll firstly agree with almost every other review in saying that the 401k and benefits are stellar. The medical insurance even covers infertility treatments, which is almost unheard of. Zillow culture is awesome, and a huge point of effort on the CEO's part. That being said, I work in-market, and it doesn't translate (not sure how they could do this, in truth.)

Cons

The rentals org is a mess. Accounts are constantly fought over and moved to new reps, causing annoyance to our clients. The account management team is in constant battle with the sales team because there are no clear cut rules on either side. I've personally asked our sales trainer for specific group training as a group several times, with no such training in the works. I agree that Zillow offers poor training, the cause of that being they have no real idea where they're going or even what they want it to look like. One thing this team does have is TREMENDOUS potential. I believe the leadership in place can indeed get is there, especially the two mentioned in a previous review. One of which does have an extensive background in Sales, and has built highly successful organizations. Changes need to be made, there is no doubt. No one wants to work in fear all of the time, and eventually the real talent will leave with that atmosphere. No one wants to be treated like a number, and one person in leadership in particular treats us like we are nothing more than his personal cash cows. Although, that same person in leadership has a brilliant mind for operations and will be a great leader if he learns how to have a heart. He is a definite asset to Zillow, and will grow to be an even greater one of he treats his employees like assets. There is so much potential here, and I personally plan to play it out until they tell me I can't anymore. This team will be great, with some changes.

3.0
Apr 13, 2023

Hard to advance

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Pros

Some truly great managers and fellow employees. Laid-back work environment. Compensates well for home internet and physical fitness. Easy job to perform.

Cons

Changes constantly—this is framed as positive, but in reality it creates an uncertain work environment. Very limited opportunities for advancement—to the point of feeling clique-like. They do nothing to create equal pay for minorities and women across roles, yet celebrate this underachievement since they "are doing better than other companies." Difficult to really connect with senior management. Pay raises are ridiculously minimal for the lowest paid, and exorbitant for the highest.

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