Hilton Lead Programmer Analyst reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(3 total reviews)
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Christopher Nassetta

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3 reviews
3.0
Nov 18, 2008
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Pros

Hilton has a team member travel program that allows employees to stay at Hilton properties at discounted rates. Although I have never once been able to get an "Employee" room at any hotel without personally calling the hotels general manager, it is possible to get "Family" rates which, although they are not free, are discounted from the properties normal nightly rate. Depending on what projects in IT you work in, there is some opportunity to work with some of the latest Microsoft technology. If you happen to work of one of these groups there are some really great toys to play with.

Cons

Hilton's corporate offices are very bloated with middle management. Layer after layer of bureaucracy that impedes the company from making any real progress. The Blackstone Group, who now owns Hilton is about to make a massive round of cuts and in the near future this may no longer be the case. Only time will tell. Corporate as a whole, has little or no project management processes in place to allow projects to be managed effectively. In most instances projects are successful in spite of themselves. If you can stand the utter lack of organization and the mind numbing bureaucracy, Hilton will be a fine place for you to work.

4.0
Nov 15, 2008
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Pros

#1 for me is people. I really like working with my immediate and extended team. We have a broad set of backgrounds, experience, and skill sets. While we are generally quite busy (or overloaded) with projects, we're always given the latitude to attack problems with our own perspective (assuming it makes sense and is explainable). Additionally, I've always felt encouraged to make improvements in the process and tool chain wherever I see fit (and I've done so, repeatedly). I've had "personal" projects I've done aiming to see if I could make something better turn into primary use tools for my team. It's very satisfying to be in such an environment.

Cons

Lack of organization. Over abundance of consultants, and/or external development groups. Lots of legacy systems being used in ways not originally intended, which leads to lots of shakey workarounds.

4.0
Jun 13, 2008
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Pros

- The blackstone acqusition. Yes, that's right. So far they've gotten rid of a lot of deadweight. A SVP with no direct reports. Yea, that was a good idea! - Most groups are laid back yet still deliver. - It's the best IT shop in town all things considered. AutoZone? IT cesspit. FedEx? Bureaucratic nightmare.

Cons

- Ad hoc is the name of the game. No standards, at all, anywhere. That means no coding standards, technology standards, process standards, interface standards. None, at all. It's not uncommon to have a single department maintain multiple systems that do the same thing. - Every director and higher (save about 2) is clueless about technology. That's not necessarily bad in and of itself, but they think that they know what they're doing and make decisions based upon that false sense of expertise. That's the bad part!

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