Expedia Group Reviews

Pros

They do treat their employees very well. Time off is very flexible and the overall culture is pretty chill. The campus is beautiful (if we ever get to go back #COVID). They genuinely care about doing the right thing, treating their community and customers with care and respect.

Cons

Project management/leadership is pretty severely lacking. Often you will get no requirements and then be asked for a date. Then when you push back they'll throw everything but the kitchen sink at you in terms of requirements. It's nearly impossible to get anything done. My project is dealing with some older tech, not a lot of innovation going on (a result of business not being flexible or open to tech solutions).

Pros

~ Rotation Program for an employee to have a chance to switch career ~ Benefits are industry standard. but on the medium tier.

Cons

~ Education reimbursement is boss-approval basis. If your boss does not support it, you pay for your education out of pocket, even it is work-related. ~ Your promotion is 90% or more based on your boss's decision. 10% or less on the feedback that you got from people you have worked with and colleagues. even if you think you have contributed a lot, and your boss does not appreciate it. You are not getting a promotion.

Pros

The design team has a wonderful culture. Supportive, down-to-earth, user-focused and grounded in research. The company as a whole is very inclusive and encouraging of I&D work (everyone is required to have an I&D related goal) CEO is a fantastic human being with a good heart and great business sense Healthcare is awesome, and attitude towards vacation are healthy. Cool perks like discounted hotels, airfare, and $1250 stipend toward whatever you need for "wellness" (ex: a bike) Seattle campus is very nice. Free snacks!

Cons

There is a lot of whiplash from ~5 reorgs in the past year. The Product team's priorities are always shifting and they have no continuity or direction. If you're very type A and into deadlines and clear next steps, you will end up frustrated. Timelines are always unclear. Launch dates and targets aren't planned - things go live when the project lead feels like it.

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.

Pros

Product culture Team work Good people who want to solve the problems together

Cons

Difficult to move internally Manager/Director yielded dictatorial power. May be, it was just with my team.