Zillow as a whole is great. My department, the worst... - Anonymous employee Zillow Employee Review

The operations department is where I spent my time. It started off good for about 3 months, then managements true colors start to show, or lack there of. The managers operate in an old fashion corporate way, not the Zillow-way. You get watched like a hawk, micromanaged, no recognition, no bonuses, no team morale. It's a dead end department where your Zillow career goes to die and if you are reading this and considering joining their team, DON'T... Yes, there is an internal transfer program, but the managers are not too supportive when you want to leave their team. They talk bad about the team your interested in to try and keep you to stay. They dangle leadership advancement carrots in front of you to try and keep you as the robot you are. No fun is allowed in the department, it's widely known as one of the worst departments to be in. They have no morale or team bonding events. Zillow encourages managers to take their teams out to bond and do happy hours, but they still don't. Their is no career advancement opportunities within the department either. There are people on the team 5+ years that don't have even a Senior title. There is no team leads. Just 2-3 managers with a bunch of pawns. Their is a ton of hypocrisy within the department as well - the managers all live by the do as I say, not as I do mentality. You're expected to be robots, while the managers sit on social media, CNN, Youtube, Amazon all day. Myself and other employees saw it all the time. They need to just clean house and start over, or do some serious management training (which is provided by Zillow), but they obviously don't attend. They pay you poorly, just about the Seattle minimum wage, and hope you stay forever and are happy with your yearly 1.5% merit bonus and 50 stock options.