Booking.com reviews

4.1

80% would recommend to a friend

(7,592 total reviews)
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Glenn Fogel

70% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Booking.com has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 7,592 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Booking.com employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0
Sep 8, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

The travel the travel the travel. It is an amazing perk. Since they are headquartered out of Amsterdam, I got to go to Europe for the first time. I went to Amsterdam twice, Paris, London, and traveled through Brussels. I also went to Panama and Hawaii--FOR WORK. How cool is that? I also got to meet amazing people all over the world and see some pretty awesome hotels.

Cons

The pay is abysmal. The opportunities to advance are even more abysmal. This is (for the majority of people) not a job where you will be able to make a proper living / build a solid career. Also, it is notorious for office politics and for people to be promoted based on friendships and not merit. The work itself is also pretty tedious. Not difficult--just tedious. It is truly a daily grind.

2.0
Jun 12, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Domestic & Global Travel, Annual Christmas Gifts. Candidates spend 1 to years max here for a resume builder then move on it will be better for you and for the company as usually around 3 years EMPLOYEE dissatisfaction kicks in at an alarming pace.

Cons

Unqualified Managers who lack business acumen & professionalism in dressing, A try to bully mgmt style ( So college grads consult your parents or mentors on HR rules for your state when accepting this role, No management support and aggressive quotas based on unrealistic job objectives ( NOT FOR SEASONED SALES PROFESSIONALS). If your are an inspiring Entrepreneur this opportunity will reinforce WHY YOU WILL GO INTO BUSINESS FOR YOURSELF. If you are a CORPORATE fanatic this opportunity will better hone down the culture and environment best suited for corporate upward mobility as this company does not believe in that. Applicants who are in their youth BE VERY discerning when working here. THEY do not pay for talents so offering your gifts and showcasing them here gets you more work with fake titles that DO NOT IN ANYWAY translate into an outside company. THERE is not an area manager who worked for this organization that is an AREA manager at another company or even a senior manager as they are only qualified for this role in this culture not in another company.

1.0
Mar 23, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Bonus every quarter (if you meet requirements which has changed a lot), free coffee, tea and fruit, good health, dental, and vision insurance.

Cons

Salary is not competitive and is actually less than most call centers. The company has grown a lot the past year and management has not handled it well. People that have been working there for years have been screwed over for promotions as they keep bringing in (under-qualified) people from outside of the company. You really have no voice there if you are just an agent (or anything else really.) Their demands have changed a lot and they often talk about how our voice matters and la-di-da but it's really all talk. It used to be a great place to work and you really felt a sense of belonging. But now, it is a struggle just to get through the day - especially when your supervisor came from outside the company and knows nothing about the work you do (that they are supposed to be supervising.) Keep in mind that I worked at the Grand Rapids, MI office. I watched the company change a lot over the last few years and the Grand Rapids office is definitely seen as the ugly cousin of all of the other offices now. Procedures are not the same in all offices worldwide so you are often left cleaning up other peoples laziness. It is quite sad because the company used to be so great and still has so much potential but the leaders are just playing a guessing game at what works best - there is no actual thought process. So many people have been forced out the past year - it is insane. You cannot go one work week without hearing another person got let go. It's really quite sad. My opinion - they need to stop giving out all of the free stuff to their employees and just listen to them, it would probably be a cheaper option than to bribe them with all of these "gifts and goodies."

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