Booking.com reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(7,607 total reviews)
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Glenn Fogel

69% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Booking.com has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 7,607 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Booking.com 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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1.0
Apr 12, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

High commission business model squeezing out of properties that they claimed as 'Partner' which is so hilarious if you are looking at the actual relationship with Booking.com.

Cons

Even employees who works really hard (not pretend) and could contribute to growth of business with their intelligence and diligence wouldn't be promoted if they are not good at flattering to their boss. You will easily find some stupid and incapable colleagues get promoted out of nowhere since they are good at office politics. As a result, lot of good employees with hidden potentials will be leaving this place to be more appreciated with their actual efforts and talent on work. Company is extremely micromanaging employees and pushing to them limit although they are already exposed to suffocating environment from both customer and managements. You are forced to put your personal effort decorating office for welcoming higher managements traveling from Headquarter in Amsterdam. Wow, you guys are exactly same as North-Korea hailing Kim JeongEun with parade of missiles and soldiers. Instead of doing that kindergarden stuff, higher management really need to support your employees and pick up the phone together to figure out what's really going on inside your business. Among high managements in Singapore office, there is one team leader who are most amazing human being that I've seen in my entire life. It is still so mysterious how this stupid woman could be promoted and manage colleagues. This woman always bring books such as 'how to be a good leader' and doing exactly opposite to it which is so scary. Just talking to this women is extremely stressing and her stupidity will bully you mentally forever as long as you are working under her. I really respect my previous colleagues as a CS agent working here more than 3 years.

2.0
Jun 10, 2018

The survival of the 'talk sweet to your boss'

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

One of the most advanced and growing travel tech companies in the world. International working environment; get to meet and work with people from all over the world. Perks of traveling once a year to Amsterdam. Free lunches. Easy company to work for; you dont have to be smart. A lot of people just get comfortable and stay for very very long time.

Cons

-Unqualified people get promoted (with 0 ZERO Achievements). -Unclear career progression scheme for people; some get sudden promotion when the product that he/she was working for failed badly in the market. -Too many summit and travels for those unqualified people. -POLITICS; lots and lots of people got promoted / special 'assignment' because he / she happens to know the BOSSes or capable to sweet talk the manager. - Less than smart people on the management level; even director level. -Ineligible people got relocated to other countries like Singapore / New York; when the people actually have no QUALITIES; just capable of sweet talking the management.

1.0
Apr 5, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Work Life Balance Prime Location Friendly Environment

Cons

Company has unfair treat to woman. Less increment for woman who takes maternity leave, not because of their performance. It's a shame that your CEO is a woman but you does not protect your female workers.

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