Bad management - Senior IOS Developer Zillow Employee Review

1.0
Apr 13, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Regular bay area benefits. Food only on fridays. Maternity leave for 4 months

Cons

Management is pretty bad. Developers who have been at Zillow are dominating at zillow and other developers are required to comply with old developers or they need are forced to resign. Politics wins at Zillow No growth opportunities

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Zillow Response
5y
I see that you have moved on from Zillow, but I do want to emphasize that we are serious about taking employees feedback on this channel to heart and to making real change based on what we learn. While we continually focus on making strides to ensure teams have positive management and resource needed to thrive in their roles, our work will never be done. We wish you the best in your next chapter. -VP of Recruiting

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Zillow Response
4w
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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