Toxic Orgs - Director Expedia Group Employee Review

2.0
Mar 8, 2021
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Pros

It's a large organization, and I imagine some spots are better than others. And even through the pandemic it has managed to maintain its business foothold as #2 of online travel agent. Some managers try to do the right thing but it's not common.

Cons

The particular organization I was at has a toxic culture, probably because it's a cost center and an afterthought because most of the company is focusing on sales rather than post-sales. A certain Senior Director I reported to is the worst kind of leader: Will do anything to get his own promotion to VP due to his own insecurity that his peer have all risen and he has not. To gain executive visibility he'll make any promise that is asked of him and completely ignore the reality of his very stressed out organization. As a result the departure rate is super high, particularly the ones who are capable and can easily find jobs; but instead of focusing on recruiting to replenish, he has some high minded notion of what kind of person he wants on his team, and so hiring is severely lacking, which in turns drive more departure, and the organization falls further behind, which makes him less secure and more desperate, which means the viscous cycle worsens.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

Incredible benefits! Quality, affordable medical insurance, 401k, wellness reimbursement, travel reimbursement, plenty of PTO, etc. They have fresh food cooked daily for breakfast and lunch, available for purchase. They also have free food, such as yogurt cups, cheese sticks, and shelf-stable fruits available to all employees. The benefits keep many of us here. I will say, have had two supervisors so far, and they’ve each been great. Very understanding, yet motivating. I haven’t yet met a supervisor who didn’t value their supervisees.

Cons

The main digital platforms we use do not function efficiently, which makes a noticeable impact on our work. On a perfect day, you’ll still spend 8-12 minutes per hour waiting on load screens, but we have experienced days in which the sites were down for about 6 hours within an 8 hour day. I feel that our quarterly goals are not constructed with this in mind. Another major con is—like many places now—job security is an issue. AI is taking over the job of many employees, and while we’re told to embrace it, it’s difficult to do so when you could walk in any day and be told to pack your things.

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