leadership disconnected from reality - Anonymous employee Expedia Group Employee Review

1.0
Mar 31, 2022
Anonymous employee
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Pros

There are some amazing people who are unfortunately buried in the org chart at Expedia. Underneath the executive level turmoil and politics, at the heart of the company, there is good work being done through collaboration and relationships. Commitment to the company's success is strong even under trying circumstances.

Cons

Executives are so far out of touch with reality that it's laughable. Expectations are high performance, high output, but compensation is not aligned with those expectations. And somehow executives are surprised (and complain at all company meetings) when people leave the company for offers that are more than double the pay for the same or less work. A compelling corporate vision is great, but a vision doesn't pay the bills or send kids to college. For those who care less about compensation, their great ideas and long-term strategies are shuffled through so many layers of organizational cruft and politics that the intended value or the idea itself gets lost in the bureaucracy. The supposed goal is to "move with speed", but employees can only do that if they're working on an exec's pet project, and even then everyone and their dad has to sit through a million meetings, whittle the idea down so much that it becomes meaningless, and then sign off on a pretty PowerPoint before actual work can happen. This is also an unhealthy and toxic organization where leaders behave like toddlers throwing tantrums. It's unfortunate that the most senior executives in the company have placed their trust in leaders who yell at people, slam fists on tables, point blame, and otherwise demonstrate their lack of EQ. It's no wonder so many people are "voting with their feet" and leaving the company.

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