Don't even do it! - Anonymous Booking.com Employee Review

1.0
Dec 11, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I enjoy working for a company that works in the travel/hospitality sector. The PTO is pretty great on US standards (23 days), although any sick leave is taken out of those days as well. The occasional travel to headquarters in Amsterdam can also be nice. The insurance and 401k are ok as well. If you land a role in an upper management position then this could be a good company.

Cons

The pay HORRIBLY and they have very little focus or attention given to retaining talent. There are also very few career growth opportunities, except in the HQ in Amsterdam, but unfortunately Europeans are favored for those roles because they do not require relocation or visas. Americans are especially less likely to get hired for roles in Amsterdam because, even though they pay horribly here, they pay even less there and Americans require higher salaries than locals in Amsterdam. All employees are sent to Amsterdam for the all-company meeting in the winter and they tote this as a perk, but don't kid yourself - flying across the world for a 2 day event and having to fly directly back (and having to spend the majority of those two days in a conference center in windowless rooms (granted with a party at the end) is no perk at all!). Morale is also incredibly low, especially in the office that I work in, but this doesn't seem to be an issue for management, as nothing is done to improve the workplace, despite having received feedback from employees on what could be improved.

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Cons

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Booking.com Response
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Hi, thank you for the wonderful feedback! We're so glad to hear that Booking.com has been a great fit for someone with a startup mindset. Our culture of experimentation and innovation is something we're really proud of, and it's great to know it resonates. We hope you continue to thrive here! The Booking.com team
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The team had a fun environment.

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You have to deal with tough customers.

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