Navitaire Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Navitaire

Pros – Good direction and management. The proper amount of planning and gathering of the right resources created a great place to work. All other companies I've worked for could take lessons.

Cons – Like any software shop deadlines and long hours from time to time. The only other con is the current downturn in the travel industry.

Advice to Senior Management – None.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Navitaire

Pros – Navitaire invests in their employees and helps them grow both personally and professionaly. There are a lot of employees who have been there for many years so if you do a good job they do recognize that and make it known. For the most part it is a very good place to work.

Cons – There was a lot of turn over when I worked there in management. When they would hire new management the transition was often times difficult for them to get up to speed and understand the business. In addition, they had a lot of employees over seas which made communication difficult for many reasons.

Advice to Senior Management – Value your employees here in the States even if it comes at a cost. The benifits out weight the negatives in my opinion. I understand the whole competitive issue...but when your employees feel value - that is worth more in the long run.

Current Employee – been working at Navitaire full-time

Pros – One of the companies with the best culture. It feels like you're not working at all. The people around are the best people I've seen so far. You also get a chance to work with the smartest people. Technology-wise, it will depend on the team you're at. But they strive to keep the technology used up to date.

Cons – The salary is quite low compared to similar companies under the same industry. Promotion process is a bit mysterious. That's it. Everything else is great here.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Navitaire full-time

Pros – Navitaire has a great product and some very smart, talented & hard working people . There is a decent amount of PTO (Paid Time Off) and flexibility in terms of working from home. Benefits are pretty good. Compensation is all over the place. Tech gear is kept up to date.

Cons – Navitaire is owned by Accenture and the delineation between who does what is a bit of a dog's breakfast. Certain things are clear (i.e. performance management process is Accenture) but other areas of responsibility, particularly in the realm of HR & promotions, are not clear, and there is a lot of confusion and running around in circles. Even with other things, you'll hear that we are doing things one way, then something happens another way. This is a major pain in the neck for employees.

In that regard, we worked much better as an independent entity, before we were swallowed up by Accenture. There was a certain element of consistency.

Another Accenture level negative is the travel policy whereby some of us who do a LOT of long haul flying are forced to fly economy even though clients are happy to pay for business class airfares.

On the other hand, Navitaire grew too fast for their small-company managers and executives, and mgmt simply didn't have the understanding of how to run a large scale multi hosted ASP. This is improving, in part to Accenture.

Certain teams have better work/life balance than others, which like to work you to death. Promotions in certain offices are a mystery and there are interesting parallels between who is buddies with whom and who gets promoted.

Another thing the company is missing is a feedback system for bosses. In previous roles, performance management also gave you the opportunity to rate and provide feedback to your manager. This is sorely needed here, because as in many tech companies, it's not always a good idea to put technical geniuses in charge of managing people.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Navitaire

Pros – - People. What the compensation package lacks is filled in by the warm and talented people to work with.
- Insights. The management is open to suggestions from staffs to make the company a better place to work in.
- Medical Benefits. Probably second to none. The medical benefits for this company is fantastic.
- Experience. Navitaire has a trademark of hiring the best people. As a result, the culture is a high performing bunch of individuals working together. You'll learn a lot from the people here professionally, personally, and philosophically.

Cons – - Compensation. As this is a business under accenture, the salary is subpar in comparison to the contribution.
- Promotions and Evaluation. I left the company because I felt my contributions are not translated into recognition. I personally think that this is a thorn that has to find a way out of the system.
- Accenture. Yes, the mother company. Navitaire was better off when it was an independent entity. Navitaire's leadership is great. Accenture's leadership is unpleasant.

Advice to Senior Management – Take care of your employees. People seldom quit because of their work. Most people quit because of people --- particularly leaders.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Navitaire

Pros – Navitaire is a good place to work because it has a nice office in one of the high-rise buildings in Manila. Computer equipment is nice and they usually update it with the latest technologies. People are really friendly even if you are a new hire. They have company sponsored sports activities like basketball leagues and outreach programs to help the poor children go to school. Benefits package is competitive compared to other IT companies in Manila especially as you go up the company ladder. Teamwork is highly encouraged and this would help new hires get settled in quickly to get up to speed.

Cons – One of the downsides in working at Navitaire is that sometimes, for some people, the performance evaluations does not really reflect the true performance or behavior of the employee. This may be looked as unfair evaluations for some employees. This is very crucial because performance evaluations are directly tied in to your yearly salary increase and performance bonuses. As a result, a lot of people leave the company for greener pasteurs abroad making employee attrition a very big problem for the company. Another downside is that, some of the better benefits like car loans, gas and parking allowance are only available to manager levels above.

Advice to Senior Management – My advice to senior management is to carefully know each employee to know how they really perform in the workplace. People are different from one another and sometimes they are not in the proper places. In other words, the position that they currently have do not bring about their strengths. Maybe they are not fit to that particular position. Another advice would be to give employees other creative incentives to keep them happy and excited in the workplace.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend