Great company; Poor Sales Environment - Account Executive Zillow Employee Review

3.0
3 July 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Outstanding Benefits There are worse places to work Financial Opportunity (If you’re good) Some nice people Great work life balance Great culture company; but not on the sales floor

Cons

“Never good enough environment” Management, while nice, is questionable. There is a A TON of change and turnover. An absolute TON, which is concerning; Especially when it’s a Vice President in the office. Cliquey environment with certain groups in the office “Fake” tech environment- the sales area is equivalent to a call center. It’s frowned upon to take breaks and you’re not encouraged to leave your desk, regardless of your performance. The product is overpriced in certain markets. There aren’t many individuals who have been here more than 2 years There is no HR person in the office; I believe she quit

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Zillow Response
6y
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. We focus quite a bit on creating a great financial opportunity, delivering on fantastic benefits and enabling a healthy work/life balance. I am glad to hear that focus is reflected in your experience. Regarding some of the areas you cite as opportunities, change is a constant in the business of real estate, technology, software and high growth businesses. Zillow Group happens to be involved in all of those and more. Therefore, as a sales professional representing our business, that is something you sign up for when you join the team. One outcome of changes in product, go to market strategies, sales organization design and leadership (all of which you would have experienced as an Account Executive in New York the first half of the year) can be turnover. Sales professional success and retention is of utmost importance to our team. It is a constant focus. Unfortunately, we have seen greater degrees of turnover as of late but we will see that turn around as we progress thoughtfully into what is a very bright future. The feedback on transparency is very useful. We have started "Ask Me Anything" sessions in each of our sales offices, which will run at least once a quarter, designed to keep the team aligned on our business strategy/progression. Regarding leadership and the sales floor environment, we are a team that strives to deliver a culture of accountability, collaboration and creativity. It sounds like your experience counters that focus. I would love to hear more so if you have more to share please email me at stevec@zillowgroup.com. Thank you again for the feedback and best of luck with your future endeavors. Steve Capezza - Vice President, Zillow Premier Agent Sales

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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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