No Advancement Outside of Customer Service - Customer Service Representative Vrbo Employee Review

2.0
Oct 28, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits and decent culture.

Cons

If you start as an hourly, entry-level Customer Service employee to get your foot in the door, there is a slim chance you will be able to transition into a salaried, growth role in another department. Despite having a college degree and over a decade of salaried career history, I was not able to advance my position to another department outside of Customer Service. Having participated in several internal interviews after working at HomeAway between 1-2 years, I found their reputation for internal mobility to be merely lip service. I had to move on.

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Cons

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5.0
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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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