Vrbo reviews

3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(733 total reviews)

Jeff Hurst

67% approve of CEO

46% positive business outlook

Vrbo has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 733 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Vrbo employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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733 reviews
3.0
Nov 6, 2018

It's not what it used to be

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great vacation policies, benefits, super smart people

Cons

The company has become all about the almighty dollar and the data and lost focus on the fact that the property owners are people and deserve to be treated with respect. The culture they claim to have is not the culture you actively live. Plan to work 50-60 hours a week with little/no appreciation or acknowledgement that you're busting your butt.

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Vrbo Response
7y
Thank you for the many years you've dedicated to HomeAway. We appreciate our employees and recognize the part they have played in our growth and success over the years. You bring up good points about work-life balance and recognition. If you haven't already, consider talking to your manager about the projects you’re working on and where time off fits in to the planning cycle so you get the time you need to recharge. If you have, reach out to your HR Business Partner or ping Kayla Chance to learn more about your options.
2.0
Aug 3, 2017

Not overly happy.

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive bonus and Healthcare.

Cons

Salary is too low. No real upward or sideways moving potential. Micro management. Context switches all over the place. Support cycles means being awaken at 3am every day for a week every six weeks.

2.0
May 14, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

3-4 Weeks Vacation, 2 weeks PTO, Paid Maternity/Paternity leave, gyms in each office, Wellness and Travel Reimbursement, Free sparkling water/drinks, coffee, tea, hot cocoa and healthy snacks. Friendly coworkers and advancement to lower hard working employees is available.

Cons

Senior Management in different departments and regions are not aligned. There is no change management. It takes forever to make changes due to under or improper staffing. They promote people above their skill set and then do not push any accountability other than to point fingers and push blame around to another team rather than trying to fix the issue internally or give resources to the team members that need help that would allow them to provide value to the company in their job. Company enforced scientific method, but does not provide accurate data to measure success. If you do provide data that shows something they do not like, you get a lot of we should fix that and then nothing happens. We need better coherence between teams to force data consistency. There is a gender pay gap here where they will pay less if they can and think you should be grateful you are getting as much as you are making. Other companies may be worse, but this is no longer the best. There seems to be more and more Expedia takeover as well, which means there is that negative outlook that happens when your job becomes obsolete or duplicate. I force change in the next year or so that will have many people more concerned for their jobs since the more Vrbo and Expedia become integrated, the less need Expedia has for the Vrbo employee regardless of whether the Verb team may be doing it better or not.

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