Zillow reviews

4.6

92% would recommend to a friend

(1,701 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 1,701 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
Jun 24, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Best company you could ever ask to be apart of. Reliable Communicative Contactless Work Environment Flexible Schedules Excellent Benefits 401k match Stock options

Cons

No cons with stepping on board with the Zillow Group. Absolutely flawless! Excellent staff and recruiters really help make the hire on process so simple and easy to understand the company and their core values!

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Zillow Response
4y
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. It means a lot, as we know the business you work for is growing and you are busy! -VP of Recruiting
3.0
Jan 13, 2021

Success despite itself

Recommend
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Pros

- Zillow experience on the resume will open doors. - The HQ was a premium work space for all employees, not just bigwigs. - If you're an individual contributor, it is relatively easy to do your job and succeed if you stay out of the politics. - The stock has performed well in the past few years. - Great place to coast when you have non-professional priorities like starting a family. I was young and hungry, but many of my peers just talked the talk, without walking the walk at that was good enough at Zillow.

Cons

- As my headline suggests, the success of Zillow is not based on the quality of leadership or execution. Ultimately there is a need for a real estate portal like Zillow, and the company had such a huge headstart due to wise early strategic decisions, that it's success is almost guaranteed until the next great technology shake up (i.e. whatever replaces websites). - Zillow bills itself as a competitive employer to the big tech giants. It is not. The pay is atleast 20% less. I took a lesser role at one of the giants down the street and received a 55% compensation increase. - It is full of second rate talent (good but not great) or semi-retired folks. That is to say Zillow hires a lot of people that can't get through the more stringent interview process of better companies. Additionally, talented employees who have paid their dues at better, but more challenging, companies will look to join Zillow when they have decided to ease up on the professional challenges but aren't ready to retire. The net effect is a bunch of experienced employees/managers that are teaching/leading less talented employees without full committment.

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Zillow Response
5y
You certainly saw a lot of change during your time at Zillow including the return of Rich--who, as co-founder and current CEO --does deserve some credit for the “wise early strategic decisions and current stock performance” you thoughtfully call out as positives in your review. If you were here last fall during 2021 annual planning you also know the performance expectations continue to be high for all teams and leaders – what you do and how you do it has never mattered more at Zillow. We do disagree with your generalized statement about Zillow compensation as that’s something we track and follow closely both for pay equity and competitive reasons. That said, we do recognize it’s human nature to hit points in one’s career when different things are needed from work; we’re glad to read that your ZG experience helped you get where you needed to be. -VP, Recruiting
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