Senior management doesn't respect employees, so why should we return the favor? - Software Development Expedia Group Employee Review

2.0
Aug 25, 2008
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Pros

I hate to say this because I've never been this type of person before, but the only positive about working here (aside from the people of course) is that it's pretty slack. You'll almost never be called upon for overtime and it's a great place for "paycheck collectors." (The time when exceptional performance was properly recognized and compensated is long gone!)

Cons

This place is suffering from a massive case of the "dead sea effect." (http://brucefwebster.com/2008/04/11/the-wetware-crisis-the-dead-sea-effect/). 90% of the smart people have left the company. It is almost at the point where you have to file TPS reports to do any work (time accounting). The management is so cheap that they've decided to move us from nice offices to a single tower in downtown Bellevue where almost everyone will get a cube and you can kiss your free parking goodbye. I'm stunned that senior management, after so many years, is still so incompetent. They don't understand technology, which was the reason why Expedia originally became so successful. This manifests itself in hiring decisions of middle to upper management. Because people are almost never promoted from within, some PHB-type ends up coming in from the outside to run a division, and to make his 'mark' or get items for his performance review, ends up doing a reorg or forcing some technology he read about in a trade journal.

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Pros

work life balance lots of pto

Cons

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Pros

Incredible benefits! Quality, affordable medical insurance, 401k, wellness reimbursement, travel reimbursement, plenty of PTO, etc. They have fresh food cooked daily for breakfast and lunch, available for purchase. They also have free food, such as yogurt cups, cheese sticks, and shelf-stable fruits available to all employees. The benefits keep many of us here. I will say, have had two supervisors so far, and they’ve each been great. Very understanding, yet motivating. I haven’t yet met a supervisor who didn’t value their supervisees.

Cons

The main digital platforms we use do not function efficiently, which makes a noticeable impact on our work. On a perfect day, you’ll still spend 8-12 minutes per hour waiting on load screens, but we have experienced days in which the sites were down for about 6 hours within an 8 hour day. I feel that our quarterly goals are not constructed with this in mind. Another major con is—like many places now—job security is an issue. AI is taking over the job of many employees, and while we’re told to embrace it, it’s difficult to do so when you could walk in any day and be told to pack your things.

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