Best Tech Company I Have Ever Worked For - Anonymous employee Zillow Employee Review

5.0
Dec 9, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

My manager is amazing and genuinely invested in our work and lives. I get to work with execs and share my projects when it is applicable, despite only being a coordinator. There's very little red-tape or protocols that block people lower on the food chain from contributing meaningfully and sharing their work and projects with execs. Most importantly there is support throughout the company for having work/life balance. I live over and hour commute from the Seattle office and I never feel pressured to stay late and miss my train. We are treated like adults and trusted to get our jobs done. It is a great place to work, not just because of the perks, but because of the respect and support we get from our managers and execs. Highly recommend!

Cons

I think it depends on your job, but I have had some trouble developing in my role because it didn't exist before I came on. However, this has allowed me a lot of input and ownership over defining what I want the role to be.

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Zillow Response
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Thank you for the review! I'm so glad you are happy here. - Amy (COO)

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