BUDGET CUTS GALORE - Anonymous employee Zillow Employee Review

1.0
Oct 11, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Free snacks. Amazing people. Good core values.

Cons

CONSTANT BUDGET CUTS. Cancelled ZG Week, OK. I get it, it isn't practical. Reduce EOM lunches, OK. Understandable. But to make the annual holiday party way earlier, on a Thursday, and with NO PLUS ONES is completely disrespectful to all the employees that work so hard to make this company profitable. This time they cut the wrong corner, and it is only for the Seattle office because we are so large. So we get punished because we are growing (while smaller offices get to bring plus ones to their parties)? They say they can't accommodate plus ones because there are so many of us, but that is untrue because companies like Amazon and Facebook still manage to achieve this with way more employees. People are probably going to be looking elsewhere at companies that don't disrespect their employees like this.

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Zillow Response
6y
I could give you all of the logistical reasons we made the change- but that would likely only come across as defensive. Would be glad to sit down and answer any questions you have - reach out to me at dans@zillowgroup.com.

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Thank you for sharing such a detailed perspective. We understand that frequent changes to roles, account ownership and business priorities can have a real impact on relationship-building and the day-to-day experience in sales. We’re glad to hear compensation was a positive part of your time at Zillow, and we appreciate you being candid about where the model and structure felt frustrating. Feedback like yours helps us better understand how these changes are experienced across teams as the business evolves.
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