Great Company - Anonymous employee Zillow Employee Review

5.0
Jul 6, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Great benefits and work/life balance -Both teamwork and individual contributions are highly valued -Wonderful management -Frequent opportunities to expand your skills and range -Perks like free snacks, standing desks (they move up and down at the touch of a button), gym reimbursement etc. - Zillow invests in keeping their people happy -Data meritocracy - best idea with best data wins; minimal politicking compared to anywhere else I've worked -Good advancement opportunities

Cons

-Not a lot of effective communication between different teams

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Zillow Response
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Thank you for your great review! You are right, we do keep investing in our employees because they are our number one asset. I hear your point about communication, you’re right, communication is key and earlier this month we ramped up our communications efforts by hiring someone fully dedicated to making sure employee communication is clear, transparent and complete. Look for changes coming down the pipeline.

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