It is a miracle to get a permanent contract - Anonymous employee Booking.com Employee Review

1.0
Apr 30, 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

International company, multicultural with lots of great colleagues from all parts of the world

Cons

It looks like the company is growing because they constantly hire people, but it is only to kick out the ones that after 3 temporary contracts should receive a permanent one (according to the Dutch law). The salary is very, very low, illogical promotions for unskilled people without any experience, bonus target that doesn't deserve even a word commenting it. If you apply for job there and you don't receive any response, this is a "normal" practice, somebody hasn't liked your CV for some reason. If you get a mail after all, it is only to tell you how you are not the right person because there is somebody muuuuch better than you. This is not true, there is somebody who the "team-senior-second team- leader" likes more. They are not giving you a permanent contract and even have the guts to ask you why you're leaving the company?!!! They treat you like a dog, counting on the endless foreigners coming to Holland and ready to give everything in order to work.

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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

People are great, I have created amazing connections and friendships along the way. Fun work environment we work hard but are able to play harder. Global reach, often connecting with people around the world.

Cons

Not much mobility and constant change. Hard to be stable in that kind of environment. Many times the plan is not fully complete before expecting execution and very siloed creating duplication of effort and work.

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