Jun 11, 2008
Expedia Group Program Manager reviews
3.4
67% would recommend to a friend
Ariane Gorin
49% approve of CEO
49% positive business outlook
Program Manager employees have rated Expedia Group with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 62 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Program Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Expedia Group is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Program Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).
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4.0
Jun 5, 2008
Recommend
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Pros
The culture is more laid back and relaxed. You have a chance at high visibility because it isn't that large a company. Moreover, collaboration is encouraged so you have the chance to work with many different technology and business teams in the company. The weekly 1:1 with your manager is important because they will actually talk about career growth if you are interested. There are some travel perks (not as many as people would expect) so it is great when you can use them. You feel fortunate that you work at a brand name company because your friends and strangers always have a comment about their travel experience and want to discuss it with you. It's nice to know that your daily work actually has an impact on customers.
Cons
Since Expedia went public and has matured, new processes were added were probably necessary but sometimes feel cumbersome, which amounts to frustration as they curb your efficiency. Since some of the tools/technology are a little outdated so you do not necessarily feel as if you are the most productive.
4.0
Jun 4, 2008
Recommend
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Pros
Expedia has a similar culture to Microsoft, it has the same office layouts, job titles, group structure, work flow and even some of the perks - like free drinks. It's a small version of Microsoft. It's great to be able to enjoy the flavor of Microsoft without being lost in the giant campus, sea of employees and countless number of products. Expedia is one giant product. One of the best way to describe Expedia is its people. You really feel the sense of community and relationship at Expedia. People know each other, and they actually talk to one another about things beyond work! This makes the however many hours working there fun, exciting and meaningful. Depends on which team you work in, travel opportunities are great. Since Expedia is a travel company with multiple offices around the world, it's a great way to see the world while working! Teams closer to the end users and business will get more chances to travel than others. Great work life balance. The working atmosphere is fairly relaxed and you are your own time manager. I like the flexibilty of working from home when I need to. This company relies communications over email, so easy to get on the computer at night to finish off some work if some things couldn't be done during the day.
Cons
Expedia packed a punch in its begining years, innovating and changing the market. Though the past few years, it seems it has lost some steam. Granted the whole travel industry is going through churn right now. Expedia made it great because it was innovating as a technology company in the travel market. Ever since it turned the focus to become a travel company, the technical side lost its momentum. Company lacks communication and knowledge retention. Upper managements don't communicate down to people and seems they can't make up their mind on what to do. Every 6 months or so, there is a re-org (some made sense and some felt like re-org for the sake of re-orging). Sometimes, changes are necessary however too often paralyzes production. Many people leave and the knowledges aren't retained because of poor documentation practise (lack of). Pay and benefits are although good, but not great. At other local high tech companies, the pay can easiliy be 20-30k more per year. If you want a steady and day-in-day-out kind of job, this is great. But if you are looking for a fast paced, constantly evolving and growing business, this isn't the place. Expedia needs to get its act together and focus, or else the #2 and the #3 will catch up. Product release cycles are too long. By the time a feature is released, either it's too late or no longer relevant. Hard to see the fruit of the labor immediately. This puts more pressure on the business to be able to see way ahead, plan and then hope that they are right. Hard to be agile.
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