Great product, so it's pretty hard to mess up everything else - Anonymous employee OpenTable Employee Review

4.0
May 26, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Great work-life balance -If you're on the right team, lots of autonomy -Great brand on your resume.

Cons

-Low pay. Left for a startup that's paying 1.5x more. -Internal politics. -Lack of talent. Not attracting the best and brightest.

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

* It's a great brand * Great partners * Decent product with strong distribution

Cons

* Management style was heavily top-down, with decision-making concentrated among a small group of senior leaders. * This was the same when they were all working at KAYAK under the same group * I observed what I felt was preferential treatment of certain employees (notably of a certain ethnicity - IYKYK), which negatively impacted perceptions of fairness and inclusivity within the organisation. * The workplace environment could be highly stressful, and concerns raised by employees were not always addressed effectively. * Staff wellbeing, retention, and morale appeared to be ongoing challenges during my time with the company.

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