Orbitz Worldwide reviews

If you are going to work in Chicago in technology, you have several options. You can go work for a bank or one of the financial variants - if you like working on old tech. You can go work for a startup which will be cool and interesting, but you gotta be willing to take the risk of looking for a job in 6 months when pimentoloaf.com runs out of funding and closes its doors. Orbitz stands as a unique option in the Chicago job market. Plenty of new tech pushing out of the old. Lots of opportunities to take part in communities outside of work (look for yourself: erlang, hadoop, etc). Got an emergency and need to bolt? Go! Great work/life balance. The company is open about whats going on -- the good stuff and where we need to improve. Good luck getting that kind of openness at another company this big. Most importantly, the chance to work with people smarter than you to keep pushing you to bigger and better. Want a place to just hide and collect a paycheck? This isn't the place. We work hard and we love it! You got the chops? Join us!

Though I know this is not the case for all departments, the team I work with telecommutes nearly 100%. Even in that environment, I would say that I still have a lot of interaction with my peers, managers, and those whom I support. The accomplishments of the team are recognized and celebrated. Orbitz rewards high performance through a yearly bonus program. There is also a program of more "spontaneous" rewards through which it is possible to accrue dollars toward a pretty impressive array of services and retailers. My managers are inspiring and have helped me to grow in my area of focus. They have also been very aware of the work/life balance and regularly check in with me to make sure I'm not working myself to death! Orbitz also values staying healthy, and provides good health care coverage, though this is a shared expense. (Still, I'm very glad to have it!) Whenever someone asks me what I do for a living, it's still amazing to me when I say that I get to work in an industry that I pretty much grew up in, continue to learn new things all the time, use skills that come very naturally to me, work with amazing people, and do all of this from home! For me, that sums up working at Orbitz Worldwide.