Booking.com Reviews

Pros

Friendly culture, nice people to work with and fast-paced work environment

Cons

Not very good at attracting and retaining talent

Pros

Strong cultural values Friendly people Large-scaled corporation

Cons

A bit slow at times Uses a lot of old technology and code e.g. Pearl Their perf. process is also very outdated - there is no such thing as peer reviews. Only manager to direct report and upward feedback

Advice to Management

More development opportunities and opportunities for employees to learn new skills through career programs

Pros

- Nice Office - Good HR

Cons

- Seems to be a lot of problems with management - Some odd personalities about - Think they are better than they are. A long way from being one of the big tech companies.

Advice to Management

Start reading these reviews and take note of some of the problems in the place.

Pros

Free Snacks, parties, opportunities to try different working areas, Booking Annual Meeting in Amsterdam, free access to multiple online and presential courses

Cons

People management is too generic, no opportunities for promotions, really hard to receive a raise, Unstable environment (they can say you're doing amazing and get you fired next day)

Advice to Management

Do a better job and give more opportunities.

Pros

- Booking.com is very diverse. I loved working with people from dozens of nationalities. - The on-site lunches were nice, but the food got monotonous after a few months. - If you're looking for a European visa, you might consider working at Booking.com, until you find a better job.

Cons

- Individualism is discouraged, despite lipservice to the contrary - Quality is a four-letter word - Nobody is permitted to take real ownership--everything you create is considered "public property", and may be disrespected or discarded accordingly - The company is making too much money for its own good. It therefore has no requirement to make good hiring decisions (focuses on numbers of employees rather than... quality of employees), vetting ideas, etc. - I markedly and severely became a worse programmer after a year at Booking.com.

Advice to Management

Give people the authority and control to do their job. Stop hiring unqualified people. Quality of employees is far more important than quantity!

Pros

I think what I prefer in Booking.com is the multicultural atmosphere! People are humble, positive and open-minded. + There are great opportunities worldwide!

Cons

The average salary is quite low compared to the average salary (same area same market) and unfortunately there only few benefits / compensations (again compared to other companies, same size same area).

Advice to Management

stay as flexible and open!

Pros

First off the atmosphere and diversity is amazing. It’s an awesome company to work for. The pay is good and quarterly bonuses are a perk. They offer free food a lot and the canteen offers healthy food choices that B.com pays 50% of the price for. They offer Monster energy drinks in the canteen and free Starbucks coffee. The PTO is also very good.

Cons

None that I can think off.

Advice to Management

Keep up the amazing work. Management really cares about the employees and are always there for support and always there to help you get to the next level if you want.

Pros

Great development opportunities if you have a good manager. Good work-life balance. Inclusive work environment.

Cons

Too much internal promotions, even when it makes more sense to hire externally.

Advice to Management

Always allow for everyone on the team to practice personal development.