Tripadvisor reviews

3.5

51% would recommend to a friend

(1,369 total reviews)
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Matt Goldberg

25% approve of CEO

22% positive business outlook

Tripadvisor has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,369 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Tripadvisor employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.6 stars).

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1K reviews
2.0
Sep 24, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

The culture they TRY to create is an awesome idea. Top down leadership is poor and thus it fails before it can even get started.

Cons

Classic corporate organization struggling to figure out who they are. They are very quick to say the people of the company are the ones most important but then top down leadership is so bad no one wants to work for their managers. Sales they don’t pay bonuses and commissions, engineers they treat like a bunch of replaceable nerds. Steve is smimy and it reflects in his management team. They don’t have a clue about sustainability lending fear to creep into every employees head. The hr department routinely lies and looks after the TA brand over principle and justice. Too bad as it could be such a great company, but hasn’t been since 2011.

2.0
Mar 2, 2018

disorganized chaotic

Recommend
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Pros

Able to work remotely or telecommute

Cons

I worked for TripAdvisor for 3 years full time (remotely) moderating content. There was no supervision most of the first year, all I had were a couple of email addresses of others in my unit. When something went wrong with the work we were supposed to do, there was no leadership or chain of command and often no communication from the office at all. Despite this I was very upbeat about the company and tried to recruit well qualified people I knew to work there (but HR rarely even responded to the emails and applications). The second year a new boss was hired who seemed very positive at first. Then we were given a lot of really poorly-created online learning modules to study so we could learn new tasks. The boss didn't care and couldn't fix problems when we had trouble hearing the content or following it. The job changed from moderating content to much more technical stuff very quickly. Then we were required to work (remotely) specific hours and to be online for chatting throughout the day although our boss wouldn't say that it was a change in our job descriptions (it was). Then they outsourced our jobs overseas. My job ended. I've been in touch with former coworkers and only one or two of the original unit is still working there. They didn't care about retention or honesty, it was just about numbers.

2.0
Jan 22, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

100% paid health insurance for single people, pub in the office HQ, free yummy and diverse lunch choices everyday in the cafeteria, hydraulic desks.

Cons

No room for working independently (unless you’re a web developer or something similar), working remotely is shunned and looked down upon, no diversity, open-space floor plan is an absolute nightmare for introverts or those who get more work done in their own private spaces, and a very cliquey work environment.

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Tripadvisor Response
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Thank you for your review and your honest feedback. We’re committed to offering employees great perks and benefits such as free food, social events and a modern and flexible office environment. Our building is specifically designed to accommodate all types of working styles (hydraulic desks, open spaces, private and group seating on every floor). That way, those who prefer to work independently can leave their area if it’s too noisy or distracting and can find quiet space anywhere in the building. We have worked hard to build a culture of strong teamwork and collaboration that aligns with our “better together” philosophy. This doesn’t mean that employees are forbidden from working from home. We don’t have a formal “working from home” policy in the US and we handle each case based on business need. Thank you again for your feedback and we wish you the best of luck in your new opportunity.
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