There are many more Cons than Pros for working for this company, Zillow. - Anonymous employee Zillow Employee Review

1.0
Mar 31, 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Working for Zillow offers the employee some job stability. That is all dependant on which department you work in. For eligible employees, the employee benefits are decent, at best. For someone who is looking for benefits, these are better than no benefits.

Cons

I feel, working for Zillow is a dead end job. There is very little room for growth. Again, that does depend on, who you work for, rather than ones competancy. The pay scales need to be re-evaluated. There are much better paying jobs in the same industry. The company requires long hours, not a job for someone who wants to have free time to spend with their family.

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Zillow Response
12y
Hi, Thank you for your feedback. I appreciate your candor, and I want to be able to improve Zillow based on your feedback. Unfortunately there isn't enough info in here to really help, other than that you think comp is too low. I wish I knew what group you were in, and other info that can help me evaluate and investigate this. If you want to email me anonymously, you can do it via the ZillowTalkBlog inside our intranet wiki.

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