5 Star Company if you don't work in Sales. - Sales Vrbo Employee Review

2.0
Apr 1, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are decent, vacation time is above average which is great. Great offices, some really great people.

Cons

The people in every department other than sales seem to absolutely love their jobs. There are currently 3 sales departments - FRBO Sales, Small PM and Large PM which are all managed differently and have different expectations for work/life balance and rate of pay. In FRBO, the overtime is capped but most need to work overtime in order to even hit 100% of quota. This team is micro-managed at 3 different levels and the overall energy is low and mostly negative. The FRBO Sales Team are paid at entry level and although they have accelerators on commission, it is rare to over attain as the quotas are extremely high and increase each month. Small and Large PM Sales are on a much more laid back level that encourage freedom and flexibility to work regular hours, not click in/out and are not micro-managed at all. Favoritism is HUGE at HomeAway! A promotion will not be given regardless of tenure and attainment unless you have taken each of the Directors and Managers for lunches. This is openly advised by lower level Managers, in order to be given favor for promotions. Cross-functional communication is horrible and it seems that even within one team, the Managers are not all on the same page.

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Cons

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5.0
Nov 25, 2015
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Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

HomeAway technology stack has come a long way. One of the most appealing things about working here is the fact that you get to work with cutting edge technology. In addition, the engineering team are super smart, so working here is a great networking opportunity too.

Cons

Company is getting pretty big, and if you end up on the wrong team, you may find it that it is difficult for you to be impactful.

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Vrbo Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave a thoughtful review. We love a good tech stack as much as the next tech company and it’s great to hear you enjoy working on ours. Our Data Science and Engineering teams are so important to the success of HomeAway. You’re right though, we are growing rapidly. If someone finds themselves on a team that doesn’t quite feel right, we highly encourage internal movement and having a conversation with your manager.
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