Awesome team held back by bad leadership decisions - Customer Success Manager Zillow Employee Review

1.0
11 Aug 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Talented peers at the individual contributor level who genuinely care about the work and support one another. Many front-line team members are collaborative, creative, and committed to helping customers, which can make day-to-day work rewarding despite leadership challenges.

Cons

Senior leadership in this org is out of touch and unqualified. The VP has no experience in this type of role, is easily swayed by flattery, and often greenlights misguided strategies from those who know how to play to her ego. Recent team restructuring promoted some of the least effective leaders into more senior roles. The new head of the strategy team, the most critical retail group, is a chronic micromanager who masks a lack of subject matter expertise with pointless busywork and constant berating. The VP either enables this behavior or turns a blind eye, neither of which reflects strong leadership. Overall, this leadership team fails to inspire, misaligns with ZG Core Values, and erodes trust in the direction of the org.

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Zillow Response
10mo
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Your perspective matters and we appreciate you sharing it. We know that growth looks different for everyone, and your feedback gives us valuable insight into how that experience is landing across teams. One of our core values is Own It — which means being accountable for our impact and constantly looking for ways to improve. If you’re open to continuing the conversation, we’d welcome your input at careers@zillowgroup.com; or you can share concerns anonymously through AllVoices.

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Cons

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Cons

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Zillow Response
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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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