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3.5
66% Recommend to a Friend
trivago Managing Director and CEO Axel Hefer
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trivago Managing Director and CEO Axel Hefer
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  • "Salary is low and cost of living in Mallorca as an expat is not that cheap.(in 112 reviews)
  • "During my employment period I came across racial issue, bad management and even the incorrect contact.(in 24 reviews)
  • "Managers are inexperienced and don't know how to manage the team.(in 11 reviews)
  • "overall, poor leadership(in 9 reviews)
  • "favouritism, low pay, drive without direction(in 9 reviews)
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  1. 5.0
    Current Employee, less than 1 year

    Great company

    Oct 30, 2022 - Customer Service Representative in Germany, OH
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Atomsphere International team Avantages Graet leader Great career perspectives

    Cons

    None None None None None

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    trivago Response

    Social Media & Employer Branding

    Hi, thanks for your great feedback and for recommending trivago as an employer of choice! 🙂

  2. 5.0
    Current Employee, less than 1 year

    great company

    Sep 30, 2022 - Programmer Analyst 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    great company to wotk for

    Cons

    hard work but alot of fun

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    trivago Response

    Social Media & Employer Branding

    Hello, thanks for your very positive feedback 🙂 We’re definitely a people-focused company since we know we’d be nothing without our talents. You’re always our priority, so it makes us happy to hear that you’re happy! We also hope you’re taking time to rest from your hard work because you deserve that time off!

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  4. 3.0
    Former Employee, more than 1 year

    Be a good monkey work for trivago

    Jun 2, 2014 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    - free beer, cereals, milk, coffee and other small stuff - team events where you see your managers get drunk - one trip once a year where the whole company gets drunk - average age 25

    Cons

    - all the above benefits mean less salary for people while trivago pays less taxes - very inexperience middle managers that treat people like monkey - no way to move up because of older employees and flat hierarchy

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    89 people found this review helpful
  5. 5.0
    Current Employee, more than 1 year

    It's about all the people in company not only few people!

    Jan 27, 2014 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Family like company Employees are valued in the company Very dynamic and energetic people None or really low competition between employees! it's all about achieving the objectives all together as a team! Really good place to start your career

    Cons

    Too few people with good knowledge about how some parts of the company work Sometimes you need to ask people how something work instead of having a documentation

    41 people found this review helpful
  6. 4.0
    Current Employee, less than 1 year

    Great

    Oct 30, 2020 - Executive Assistant in Cincinnati, OH
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    They are super kind and respectful.

    Cons

    There is a lot of democracy

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    trivago Response

    Social Media & Employer Branding

    Thanks for your positive feedback :) We do value feedback, especially from our talents and put in great effort to listen but also act on the feedback we receive. If you've ever given feedback that you feel hasn't been acknowledged, please let us know through our internal feedback tools or through your lead or mentor directly. Thank you!

  7. 3.0
    Former Employee, less than 1 year

    Okay

    Feb 26, 2021 - Software QA Tester 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Coworkers were great and I learned a lot.

    Cons

    Leadership was lacking and a little toxic.

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    trivago Response

    Social Media & Employer Branding

    Thanks for your review. It's great to hear you learned a lot! However, we're sorry to hear that you didn't have a positive experience with leadership – we hope you shared your feedback with the relevant parties internally in order for them to improve. All the best for your next venture wherever it led you :)

  8. 3.0
    Former Employee

    Fun work environment allowing for chill lifestyle, not for security-seeking types

    Jan 16, 2015 -  
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    • Young international colleagues. You will meet lots of smart, funny people from around the world and have fun working. • Relaxed, casual working environment in a modern office building providing excellent views • Perks like cereal, free beer, access to sports events for recreation, team events (a pro if you like team events) • This is ideal if you want to gain one year of work experience after your studies in a casual atmosphere while partying a lot

    Cons

    • A sense that everyone is so young and new at the company that it feels like people are just passing through and employees are easily replaceable. Few experienced, long-term employees. • Little job security - most employees are on one year contracts and eager to prove themselves so that it can be extended if they wish to stay longer. • Limited opportunity for mentoring by experienced professionals in your field. • Company values felt a little artificial/overblown

    20 people found this review helpful

    trivago Response

    Human resources

    Hey! Just wanted to update you on the new processes that are now in place thanks to your (and others) constructive feedback left on here. We believe in continually improving our product and our organization and see honest feedback as a great source of learning. At the time of this comment, we actually agreed with you on some points and so set about planning and implementing initiatives that would address some of these issues you raised, So here is our update ;) Due to the nature of our company, in the beginning we did hire a lot of interns as the skills we required were as new as the technology we were using and so it was very hard to find experienced people in certain fields. Due to this reason we hired a lot of interns who we decided we would train on the job. This internship culture also brought with it a high turnover rate. This could have been the reason for this "passing through" culture you mentioned or little job security feeling. Good news is that this internship approach is no longer a major part of our recruiting strategy and as of December 2015, only 3% of our talents had internship contracts. 87% of our talents are now on full contracts with a much broader range of experience levels :D Each year we have seen an increase in our retention rate and hope that this continues. I want to thank you for your honest feedback and want you to know that we will continue to work on these areas which you suggested could be improved. I know this response is over a year after your comment...but better late than never :D Hope you are doing well and enjoying life to the full in whichever part of the world you are now in! Hopefully somewhere sunnier than Düsseldorf ;) Cheers, Christine

  9. 3.0
    Current Employee

    Good ambiance, but far from being the best place to work at

    Jun 5, 2014 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    The international team is one the main pros, as people from more than 60 nationalities work in the same place. There are a lot of events and opportunities to meet colleagues, so the mood in the office is good.

    Cons

    People in charge of some departments is not really taking care of their team and are not good at working together with other departments. Lot of people complain about things such as communication, bosses or events, but no one gives any idea to improve that or say anything when they have the chance (surveys, feedback meetings). Values are too ideallistic for the company (e.g. trust is the main value, but people dont feel safe to express a bad opinion about their bosses). Low salaries for a very big workload.

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    12 people found this review helpful
  10. 4.0
    Current Employee

    Great startup-culture company

    Aug 29, 2017 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    - Great benefits (drinks, food, parties) - Good workplace (technology used and accessories) - Flexibility on platform and technology usage

    Cons

    - Very bottom up culture which makes decision taking a long process

    1 person found this review helpful
  11. 3.0
    Current Employee

    Team Development Lead

    Aug 14, 2018 - Anonymous Employee 
    Recommend
    CEO Approval
    Business Outlook

    Pros

    Horizontal opportunities Non-monetary benefits Flexible working hours Growth opportunities

    Cons

    Declining culture Hypocritical management Inexperienced workforce Low salaries

    12 people found this review helpful

    trivago Response

    Social Media & Employer Branding

    Thank you for sharing your feedback! We are really sorry you feel this way. I can see that you are a current employee and we of course do not want any of our talent to feel like that. I would really encourage you to voice your concerns i.e. hypocritical management to a trusted person within the company, your talent lead for instance. Also, do not hesitate to raise your concerns and suggestions on Office Vibe or through Slido during the trivago Fridays talk. We want to hear from you!

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trivago has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 733 reviews left anonymously by employees. 66% of employees would recommend working at trivago to a friend and 39% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -11% over the last 12 months.

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, trivago employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at trivago. This rating has decreased by -5% over the last 12 months.

66% of trivago employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated trivago 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at trivago to be career development, benefits, culture and the cons to be senior leadership, management, compensation.

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