Data Services is corrupt. - Anonymous employee Zillow Employee Review

1.0
Oct 13, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Worth mention: CEO has innovative vision, is personable, snacks are free, work/balance, benefits copetitive

Cons

My experience with Data Services was uncomfortable and equivalent to high school. Current leadership boasted and enabled childish drama, managers threw people under the bus daily, belittling, public shaming, name-calling, and the list goes and goes. High maintenance managers team up against everyone to create a hostile work environment for those who were qualified to be there. Even if your not involved with the drama, you hear it constantly. The office as a whole is good. But beware of involvement with this toxic and unprofessional department. It doesn’t abide by the ZG rules.

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Zillow Response
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I am terribly sorry you had such an unpleasant experience with the Data Services team. This group has been working heads down for several years to collect and process important data for Zillow Group, and I have been pleased with the results of this team to date. There is significant complexity in this data and the attention to detail is critical. I encourage you to share your feedback to your HR representative during your exit interview and reach out to me if you feel like your concerns have not been properly heard. We don't condone the type of behavior you describe, and we have not heard this level of feedback prior. - David Beitel, Zillow Group, CTO davebei@zillowgroup.com

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