Great Benefits, Great Challenges - Technical Recruiter Zillow Employee Review

5.0
21 Mar 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Incredible benefits People oriented organization You’ll work hard, but will truly have flexibility and work/life balance Work/live where you want. No commute, so much time and money saved! Leadership doesn’t avoid the hard questions

Cons

There’s always work to be done. While time away to recharge is encouraged, and people legitimately take time off, workaholics can get caught up if they’re not intentional. Fast-paced environment, which many love but isn’t for everyone. Lots of opportunities but you’ll need to own a lot of your own development. May be challenging for someone who’s less comfortable advocating for themselves.

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Cons

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Pros

Generally the people I work with are great. They are supportive, creative, and work well as a team. Work-life balance is good, although some teams have more on-call than others.

Cons

- Senior leadership has determined that inflation need not be a factor when calculating raises. - Also, we're having record profitability! But also money is very tight and we all need to tighten our belts. - Our stock is down 50% this year, but you all need to suck it up, even though stock is a huge part of pay. - We don't care that you are getting a 30% effective pay cut this year. - Performance ratings are calculated on vibes before reviews are actually written. - We've started outsourcing heavily to Mexico and India. - "We need to raise the bar" ("Please work harder for the same pay") - Health benefits have eroded for several years. - Other benefits have never been adjusted for inflation. - AI is becoming like a cult. We've actually been told that the dream is to never open a code editor again, despite the technology not being remotely ready for that (and with no proof that it is less expensive or saves time).

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