Awesome Company - Anonymous employee Zillow Employee Review

5.0
Jun 17, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great working environment, definitely still has a start up feel to it

Cons

Upward movement in terms of promotions are harder to come by

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Zillow Response
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I'm glad you like working at Zillow and feel that it is still a startup. As I have said many times, being a startup is a "state of mind", and Zillow is still definitely a startup. It doesn't matter if we're publicly traded or privately held, if we're 2000 employees or 20 employees. To me, being a startup means that we're taking risks, swinging big, and constantly reinventing our company and our business model. That's what keeps it fun.

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