Airbnb reviews

4.1

78% would recommend to a friend

(2,378 total reviews)
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Brian Chesky

86% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Airbnb has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 2,378 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Airbnb 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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2.0
Jan 2, 2014
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Pros

Being a remote employee. Not being micro-managed. Health & dental benefits.

Cons

Being a remote employee- These positions are becoming officially dead-ended. If you don't work at HQ or Dublin, your ability to move beyond a team lead doesn't exist. And it's on purpose. Most of Customer Support is outside of HQ and are remote employees, but are being held to unrealistic, ridiculous metrics. Not only that, but part of what was so cool about joining Airbnb as a remote employee was the possibility of spending time in other countries and living out of an Airbnb listing while working- that's been axed. We're given travel coupons, but in Customer Support, we can't travel during holidays or high travel season (ie: 6 months of the year), so it's a fairly useless 'perk.' I'd much rather be paid the $30 or so per day in a food stipend that people in HQ get by being fed 3 meals a day. And/or get paid more in cash. A real bonus of cold, hard cash would go a long way- especially after seeing one of the founders featured in a Vanity Fair article about him attending Sun Valley, described as 'Summer Camp for Billionaires.' Being a remote employee is like being a second-class citizen. We're constantly an after-thought, even though we're the majority of people dealing with daily unpleasantness to do with guests and hosts dealing with occasionally traumatic events. We aren't trained in psychology or grief management, yet that's what we cope with, and all at an hourly salary that shows how little we're actually valued compared to lip service of how great we are.

5.0
Aug 22, 2013

Pretty good

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Pros

Great atmosphere, lots of opportunity, still a small company. It's great being a part of such an exciting company. Every day is an adventure, and it's like nothing I've ever experienced.

Cons

The food is not very good. It's usually cold, and the vegetarian options aren't great. The foods better than Google, but not as good as Twitter. Being at such a young, immature company means the benefits are young and immature. The salary is okay, but I still took a 40% pay cut to join this company. Hopefully the stock options will be worth something some day.

5.0
Jul 15, 2013

Exceptional team, incredible product. Proud to work here.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Team Camaraderie: It's a really supportive environment, both within my particular team and at large. I feel a genuine sense that people want me to succeed and in turn I love when others have victories. It's a very ego-less group here, and we all root for each other. I definitely feel like my coworkers make me work harder, but in a really healthy (read: not cutthroat) way. Energy, Creativity and Quirkiness: It's a very design-centric company (probably most largely influenced by our founders, who come from RISD), and we value aesthetics, quirkiness, and a light-hearted sense of humor. We laugh a lot, but still maintain a serious work ethic and professionalism; I think we're really lucky in that sense. Love of Product: Airbnb really doesn't hire people unless they are passionate about the product, its implications and its future. You can be off the charts in terms of brains, experience and technical skills, but if you come off as blase about what we do, you won't get hired. I think that really distinguishes us from other companies and ensures that we're all invested in the company's future, not just financially.

Cons

It's an extremely scrappy, lean place. If you like adventures, daily challenges and a constantly-changing environment, you'll love it here and excel. If you prefer knowing what to anticipate on a day to day basis, this probably isn't the place for you. What I've loved is that we're always looking to improve, or make our processes more efficient, and to grow personally, but that can be exhausting for some. Also, we're admittedly a quirky bunch, so to excel here you need to have a sense of humor, and

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