Hilton reviews

3.9

75% would recommend to a friend

(11,509 total reviews)
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Christopher Nassetta

86% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Hilton has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 11,509 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hilton employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Hotels & Travel Accommodation industry (3.6 stars).

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12K reviews
1.0
Aug 17, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

if you enjoy travelling, the team member travel plan is awesome. cheap rooms for you and friends/family. good insurance benefits, hilton pays a good portion of the premium. the vacation time is really great. you earn a set amount each pay period and the amount increases each year you are with the company. and the amount is considerably high. makes up for not being able to have federal holidays off like most companies

Cons

management is ineffective and inept at best. there really isnt any leadership. satisfying the guest is pounded into our heads, but when we go out of our way to help a guest, its never really noticed. the only people who ever recieve recognition are the ones at the front desk or who are constantly in "upper" managements eye sight. people are continually hired that cannot speak english, which makes it very difficult for guests and coworkers to communicate needs/questions to one another. if you want to stay at a hotel and get away with destroying a room or damaging tvs, toilets,walls etc without having to pay a dime, then this is the place to stay. guests are not held responsible for destroying items, and then they can complain that something was wrong in their room (items they destroyed) and get discounted rates blaming housekeeping and maintenance for their problem.

3.0
Dec 28, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The software/technology is pretty impressive, especially if you take it upon yourself to really learn how to use it. There are many resources available if you know where to look, the challenge is figuring out where to look and how to apply it to your job. If you are the type of person who likes to move around every couple of years, Hilton affords you the ability to find a job at your next conquest due to the large network of "Hilton Family Hotels". The standardization of processes and technology also adds to that. You can pretty much pickup and begin working at another Hilton without much challenge. There's also the prestige that comes with working at Hilton, the company has an interesting legacy and history, you'll know that when you think about some of the flagship properties like The Waldorf=Astoria, Hilton Hawaiian Village and The Palmer House Hilton.

Cons

When working at such a large organization, it's easy to come across gaps in communication. I found that on the occasions corporate does in fact communicate relevant information, department heads at the property level do not pass it along to the rest of the staff, resulting in a sense of lack of direction. I'd like to know what direction the company is going in but no one communicates it until something goes terribly wrong. It is a very reactive environment. I can't speak for all of the properties but it seems like the one I work at has a lot of management lacking severely in management skills and leadership skills. There are a few exception of course. Additionally, I have run across more computer illiterate and technology illiterate folks than I ever though existed. Etiquette of all sorts (such as email, professional, phone) doesn't seem to be something Hilton Hotels is concerned with.

1.0
Jun 2, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

None, there are discount perks for hotels but they are hard to come by and plan for

Cons

Micromanagement Gaslighting Lies Overworked Unrealistic expectations At Hilton you are expected to be a pawn in someone else's scheme. An original thought will lead you down a bad path. You are expected to detail every task you complete in order to send management a summary of what you do weekly. You are a ticket taker, solely there for someone else's gain. If you try to offer a perspective, alternative solution or a realistic timeline, you will be publicly ridiculed, shamed and punished. To the point that after ~50% of meetings, you will leave sobbing. You are in constant unproductive meetings (9-14/day). When suggesting to reduce or consolidate the number of meetings per topic, someone will talk to leadership about your inability to fit in with the Hilton culture and blame you for the departments failure. Employees are silenced and in constant fear of being patronized publicly. Stay away.

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