Zillow Reviews

Pros

- Great benefits Med, stock, 401K, Dental, Vision -Great opportunities to learn and grow with Linkedin classes, manager trainings, conference budgets etc. - Direct manager is great and supportive when needed - Collaborators are skilled and eager to work together to get the work done

Cons

There are a lot of typical tech company problems and some that are unique to Zillow. - Hours: expect to work 50-60 hours, not 40 - Not family friendly - Turnover is high even for tech - Firings are common - Fast turnarounds with lots of churn on work - Teams are overextended and sometimes, unhappy - Lots of production, not a lot of creative work - 4-6 hours of meetings a day leaving little time to design - Too many meetings. This is a big one. Here is the typical approval process: A project will need to be approved by your manager (very typical and necessary), then in a separate meeting, pitched to your mgr's mgr (no problem), and in a separate meeting, pitched to your mgr's mgr's mgr (am I in the movie Office Space? Why can't this be in the same meeting?), then pitched to stakeholders all in the span of 2 days and incorporating all mgr feedback along the way. This happens about 3 rounds a project and never happens in the same meeting. After that, it's simple math. You must schedule 4 separate meetings for each of the 3 rounds of feedback, that's 12 meetings for a month long project. Let's say you are assigned to 6-10 projects. That's conservatively, 72 meetings for 6 projects a month divided by 20 working days which equals 3-4 mgr meetings a day plus all the normal manager 1 on 1s, team meetings and company meetings. That's why you're in 4-6 hours of meetings a day leaving 2-4 hours for design.

Pros

Work Environment, Benefits, Team Inclusion

Cons

This position is the hardest job I’ve ever hard, just due to the nature of the type of sale

Pros

There are plenty of amazing teammates that support each other, take care of each other and help each other succeed- very much that family feel. There are office perks that help you make it through your day. Work is quite steady and there are some managers who exemplify the meaning of managers and are there to help when issues arise and do what they can to help you succeed in your role. The affinity groups are AMAZING to help you feel like you belong, no matter where you are in your life.

Cons

Unfortunately, the cons started at the interview stage, but only later felt. In making a drastic career move as all advisors did, most (including myself) were very specific, vocal and very concerned about certain questions regarding our licenses as real estate agents. The questions were asked and answered and put to ease so that we could move forward in accepting the positions as advisors. A few short months later after vesting our time and our knowledge into Zillow Offers, we found that the questions we had answered were flipped and contradicted to what we were told. As months went by, many of the important items that brought us into the role (such as pay, performance and movement in the company) were changed. As Zillow Offers grew, we were proud to tell customers that Zillow is not a “Bait and Switch” company- which amazingly, they uphold that high standard, but unfortunately, I feel it did not apply to the treatment of advisors themselves. The growing of the company with constant changes made me feel like we were being set up for failure. When going through your interview process for this position, be wary of the answers given. If there is something that is a deal breaker for you taking the position, know that there is a chance what was told will be changed under the question asked: “Are you able to work in a fast moving, ever changing company.”

Pros

Culture, inclusivity, benefits, everything is pretty on point

Cons

Pay, nothing else To be honest