Work/Life Balance isn’t real as a sales exec - Sales Executive Zillow Employee Review

2.0
Jan 30, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Coworkers are great and everyone is willing to help out. My manager is fantastic and always supports me. The benefits are also pretty good.

Cons

The sales rules are cut throat. If you miss more than 2 months of quota during a rolling 5 month period then you’re immediately fired, even during your ramp up as a new hire. There’s no real additional training/performance program to help you grow and get better. You’re constantly under the stress of wondering if you’re going to get fired each month. You only get 2 weeks of quota relief in a year, so if you take time off, then you better make sure you’re hitting quota otherwise you’re penalized. You’re also not allowed to work weekends to try to make up for the missed sales to hit quota, and they limit what times you can process sales. Zillow is spending a ton of money on a churn and burn sales force. Rather than training their existing sales execs, they replace them.

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5.0
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Pros

Very collaborative team, encouraging team members and managers. Great experience overall.

Cons

Because most people work remote, sometimes it can be hard to meet immediately to chat.

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Zillow Response
1mo
Thank you for sharing your experience as an intern at Zillow. We’re glad to hear that your team felt collaborative and supportive, and that your managers helped create a positive environment overall. We also appreciate your perspective on remote work and the challenges that can sometimes come with connecting quickly in a distributed environment. Feedback like yours helps us continue improving how teams stay connected through Cloud HQ.
3.0
May 8, 2026
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Pros

You can make good money here.

Cons

In sales, job can change often. For example: I was making good money and excelling because I am a relationship Sales person. Then they changed it to where you get the sale, and instead of being able to grow that account via that relationship you just broke into, you have to pass it to an account manager and go back to cold/robo calling. You "book" of business you recive to prospect from is a lottery. I received a book of prospects/accounts that most of the were low income, or senior living properties. They don't have a budget and have a line of renter on a waitlist. No way to convince them to spend money on advertising but you still have the same quota.

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Zillow Response
1mo
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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