Subpar management, but the work is easy if you have a good mindset with escalated customers - Customer Service Specialist I Houzz Employee Review

3.0
Feb 1, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

1. Benefits 2. Culture (I know some might roll their eyes, but Houzz did well with having an uplifting and nurturing culture through their 'Healthy at Houzz' events) 3. **Very understanding company. Did not feel pressured to perform or else I risked losing my job** 4. Calls are easy and structured to be easy when starting as a CSR 1 5. Provides constant constructive feedback and ways to improve 6. Work hard and you will get praise for a good job 7. Experienced a layoff and they gave ample amount of notice to seek new employment 8. Great diversity and inclusion 9. Good work/life balance. They encourage not stressing about the job after you clock out.

Cons

1. Subpar UPPER management. Pats each others' backs more than employees. (Direct managers and leads were lovely to work with though) 2. When there is a "forecasted" recession or economic issue, they are very quick to let go of employees to keep their bottom line. They will outsource until they make a profit and then start rehiring. 3. **Not very understanding to employees when their bottom line is hurting. They will "read between the lines" tell you to quit when layoffs are happening. Every person for themselves mentality** 4. Upper management will make changes without consulting with CSR 1 5. Upper management will not take into consideration what CSR 1 has to say about procedures that do not work or need improvement including employee experience if it does not align with their thoughts (even though they have so many feedback forms to help improve procedures and/or employee experience) 6. Upper management will say one thing then either not do it or do the exact opposite 7. Pay could be a bit better for the amount of work that needs to be done on cases. A dollar to three dollars increase in pay would be sufficient

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Houzz Response
3y
Thank you for providing such thorough and thoughtful feedback. While I wish your overall experience was better, I really appreciate that you provided so much detail on the pros of working at Houzz. Many of the things you listed as positives are huge priorities for our teams. I’m sorry to read that your experience with upper management was not as positive. I would love to speak with you about your time with us and ways we can improve, if you are open to a conversation. Please get in touch! Torrie Rabusch, Director - Customer Support and Trade, (torrie.rabusch@houzz.com)

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Pros

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Houzz Response
2mo
Thank you for taking the time to provide such thoughtful feedback. I’m glad to read the pros you listed here, especially the support you experienced. Thank you also for your comments regarding compensation. If you are open to talking with me in more detail about your time with us and how we can do better, please reach out. Jose Cruz, Director People Services (jose.cruz@houzz.com)
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