Zillow Employee Reviews about "work life balance"

Pros

Benefits Culture Leadership The company really valued my work/life balance and compensated me well.

Cons

Some management weren't as helpful as others.

Pros

1. Awesome office, benefits, and perks - 401k match - med insurance w/ yearly allowance - WFH - Health allowance - discretionary time off [unlimited vacay as long as approved] - tech vending machine, monthly catered lunch - Zillow tower is beautiful - etc, just to name a few 2. Great work life balance Work hours are flexible as long as you do your duty You can do 6-3 days, come in at 9:30 for stand up... and leave at 3 PM if you need to 3. Ease of changing teams Company acknowledges people want new challenges and even provides guidance on how to do so successfully. People periodically move around different teams. 4. Great mission and attractive product Zillow Offers is at the forefront of transforming the real estate Overall, the company is in the process of changing this mid-large size company into a huge enterprise centered around all things Real Estate. No longer just a media company, but going into finance and buy/sell-ling homes with Zillow Home Loans and Zillow Offers -- all things Real Estate

Cons

Company is going through a lot of changes trying to be at the forefront of all the change 1. Suddenly hired thousands of people in Seattle office, which is causing a bit of friction among people 2. Market is yet to be convinced and our stock prices are dropping 3. Budget cuts are happening for things like holiday parties 3. Some experienced engineers are leaving due to compensation not being as high as they... anticipated

Advice to Management

We understand that the business model needs to be changed, but it would be much appreciated if the C-suite people acknowledged and were more sympathetic of its impacts to the employees. Overall, thanks for at least trying to open up more and be more transparent with new events such as chats with CEO and bi-monthly Q&As.

Pros

Good work-life balance, great work culture

Cons

I don't think anything stands out here

Pros

Culture work life balance and great project

Cons

The company as a whole is not as much technology oriented as Google

Pros

Fantastic at allowing you to grow as an engineer. Great work-life balance.

Cons

Not a lot of cons. There are some stressful times, but that's the nature of software development. Does a great job at making sure it's not too stressful.

Pros

- They really have an amazing group of people. I've worked cross-functionally on multiple projects and only rarely have I found people too busy or not willing to help. - There's always something new. You will never be bored working here. Plus, you can pursue what you want with, typically, much encouragement from your peers. - They offer great work-life balance. In fact, they discourage overworking and teams make an... effort to adjust if the work gets to be too much.

Cons

- Contractors don't feel valued from the perspective of the company. After talking with a few other contractors/FTE, as a whole, contractors are viewed and feel replaceable. From the perspective of the team, they are essential and necessary but the lack of effort to convert and lack of transparency from upper management on the need (or lack of need) for contractors makes it feel like as a contractor, you have no say... at all in your future and have no security at the company. - There's a lack of resources for contractors. The HRBP is a good source of basic HR info and your manager is a good source of info for matters related to your work but there's nothing on how to effectively convert to a FTE or advance your career even while working a contractor role.

Advice to Management

Setup reviews for contractors at a set cadence on all teams and convert the ones that are valuable to the team and the organization. There's nothing worse than talented people wasting away and losing motivation because they don't feel valued.

Pros

work life balance is good

Cons

the company only focuses on rent and selling house

Pros

Outstanding Benefits There are worse places to work Financial Opportunity (If you’re good) Some nice people Great work life balance Great culture company; but not on the sales floor

Cons

“Never good enough environment” Management, while nice, is questionable. There is a A TON of change and turnover. An absolute TON, which is concerning; Especially when it’s a Vice President in the office. Cliquey environment with certain groups in the office “Fake” tech environment- the sales area is equivalent to a call center. It’s frowned upon to take breaks and you’re not encouraged to leave... your desk, regardless of your performance. The product is overpriced in certain markets. There aren’t many individuals who have been here more than 2 years There is no HR person in the office; I believe she quit

Advice to Management

Embrace the “tech vibe”. No one goes in the ping pong room... Ease up on the individuals who exceed quota, as it’s a monthly sales cycle! Also, HELP those achieve quotas when they are behind. The turnover is concerning. The sales floor seemed to have gone from 30 sales executives to 12. Be transparent, for a company that prides itself in this aspect... the sales floor is a black hole when understanding... performance and what’s needed to not “get let go”. Don’t frown upon taking breaks in the office. The person who’s at $0 for the month, or $10,000 for the month both control their own destiny. The place has potential to improve and get better but the product has changed numerous times and it seems like management has became more stressed due to turnover. The expectations are all over the place. Great company; but the sales floor seems like a separate branch of it.