Toxic Upper Management - Senior Software Engineer Vrbo Employee Review

1.0
Dec 12, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

nice office, decent compensation. most people are gone by 4pm, and expectations are low.

Cons

Ever since the acquisition, culture has gone down hill, perks are being cut and the best people are leaving. Decision making process is protracted. Company seems obsessed with copying airbnb but does everything a year late. Takes forever to get anything done and teams don't seem to care at all about helping each other Customers hate the platform. Customer service is like 75% of the company because there are so many complaints. Needed a culture club to try and breath some life into the office environment C level execs were mostly absent. CEO made an appearance once every couple months. CTO seems to be on permanent vacation (seriously).

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5.0
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CEO approval
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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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