Great leadership but lacks community across departments - Anonymous employee Zillow Employee Review

4.0
Jan 28, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Little politics (every one has a voice), great benefits, unlimited vacation, leadership that puts employee feedback into action, company events, nice people.

Cons

Teams can be clique-y, especially in prod development. Though there are culture events, there's a lack of a global community across departments. Moving across teams or career advancement wasn't easy. Some teams didn't seem to have a culture of celebrating wins.

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Zillow Response
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Thank you for the review! And thank you for the constructive advice. More comprehensive manager training is on the docket for this year, and something that's really important to us as we grow. Best of luck in your next adventure. - Amy (COO)

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