Great Work-Life Balance - Senior Software Engineer OpenTable Employee Review

5.0
Sep 26, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- the work/life balance here has been fantastic - generous with enrichment opportunities - genuinely concerned/active in regards to diversity

Cons

- sometimes scattered technical goals - should spend more time addressing technical debt (though really most tech companies needs to do this)

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OpenTable Response
8y
Thank you for your candor. Through our new performance management tool, all employees now have insight into executive goals across the company. I also hope our recent re-org of our product and engineering teams will help streamline technical priorities. If you have questions about how your own workload fits into larger company goals, please raise this with your manager or your HRBP.

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OpenTable Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback. We're glad to hear you had a positive experience with our brand, partners, and product. We take employee feedback seriously and are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace while continuously improving communication, leadership effectiveness, and the overall employee experience. We appreciate the contributions of both current and former team members, and we use feedback like yours to help inform our ongoing efforts to grow and improve as an organization. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors.
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