A swamp - you will drown - Software Engineer Booking.com Employee Review

2.0
28 Oct 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Amazing work life balance - you can practically avoid work for months, nobody cares anyway Decent benefits for Amsterdam

Cons

The product - backed up by 25 year old perl monolith nobody understands and change. You won't be able either. Career perspectives - the only way is go management, you will not grow technically here. Culture - as they cannot deliver results, they like to talk about them. Be prepared for an endless flow of meetings showing off nothing and talking about plans that will never be completed. High churn - people were either working for 10+ years (too comfortable to leave already) or less than 2 (still tied to a contract)

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Booking.com Response
2y
Thank you for sharing your perspective. We’re sorry to see that your experience working at Booking.com has been far from optimal. Our strive is to create an environment where everyone can succeed together and have equal opportunities for further growth, and we’re sorry to see that that has not been the case for you. Your feedback is duly noted and appreciated, and we wish you all the best with your next career step. The Booking.com team

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Pros

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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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Pros

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Cons

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