Zillow Reviews

Pros

- Benefits and perks were second to none - Travel regularly - ZG Week

Cons

-The majority of teammates did not understand how comp worked or how much $ they were going to make in a given quarter. In the time I worked there, the comp structure changed once per quarter - Little career growth opportunity - Unrealistic quotas set by individuals with very little to no experience setting a quota or participating in an IC sales role

Advice to Management

Hire an outside consulting company with experience in Sales enablement /quota planning

Pros

work life balance is good

Cons

the company only focuses on rent and selling house

Pros

Zillow is a great company to work for if you are not part of Premier Agent sales. Do not join as a sales executive or a business consultant. Benefits are great. Salary is decent. It use to be a great culture. Company has a fantastic and realistic goal of disrupting the industry.

Cons

As a business consultant your are on a month to month quota leaving no room for actual relationship building. That tells you even though they lie and claim to hire the "top 1%" they do not trust their employees. You also have only 3 months (despite how long you have been there) to prove yourself to this boiler room chop shop. Morale among the office has never been lower and they know it. There is no stability or appreciation...

Advice to Management

Recognize the absurd turn over rate and low moral, ask individual contributors what can be improved. Replace the middle management as they have no place in their position. Ask your employees what can be improved, and stop undermining them

Pros

-career development is priority -leadership is best of the best, truly. Sure you’ll encounter managers that may not be great, but typically, they are fantastic. -benefits package is great -I do actually feel like my work is valued -I’ve grown and learned more in my tenure at Zillow than 6+ years at another company/field -people people people

Cons

-they move fast. Sometimes it’s a giant mess and leaves a lot of people in the dust. -sometimes management is so caught up in their stuff that they barely notice their team

Advice to Management

Talk to your individual contributors more.

Pros

Free lunch on Fridays, great benefits, gym reimbursement, free snacks.

Cons

I stayed around 6 months. At first, everything was great; they do the old smoke and mirrors trick- free lunch! gym reimbursement! tons of $$ if you hit quota! But the reality is: everyone is extremely stressed about hitting quota and it creates a negative office environment. The well is very poisoned here. I felt like after a month of training and traveling to Seattle, the smoke screen was gone and I realized I had made...

Advice to Management

Ditch the churn and burn method. Restructure the sales plan (like the 3 strikes you're out method) so you can create happier employees and therefore a better work environment.

Pros

High-growth business that recognizes and paths high-performers. Culture and leadership are second-to-none.

Cons

Executive development initiatives were lacking.

Pros

Great benefits, stocked offices, awesome city views from your desk.

Cons

Zillow is one of the most toxic work environments I have ever encountered. People will warn you of the "Zillow Pillow" from stress eating. I didn't think it was true until I gained 45 lbs in a year from stress eating and severe depression from lack of respect from management and fellow colleagues, constantly stressing over quota, not getting paid out if I missed quota, then having to work harder to make the same (rise...

Advice to Management

You guys need to really re-evaluate your company morals and have employee interviews...The things upper management THINKS are going well are actually a nightmare. It's depressing and so unfortunate.

Pros

pay, benefits, snacks, gym reimbursement

Cons

In the Denver office there is little opportunity for growth.