Tripadvisor reviews

No career development, no pats on the back for a job well done, you're just hassled when things aren't going 100% as planned (think "office space"). Some of the worst managers I've ever had in my life - funny since the CEO says they have a 'No a-holes' policy. Lots of throwing under the bus at this company in general. No real leadership by management which leads to decreased productivity by employees in addition to things just not getting done or being done poorly. Management doesn't listen to employees nor do they treat people equally (lots of favorites played here). These reasons are why there has been an exodus from the marketing team in 09 when there was virtually none in years prior.

Employees are held to very high standards at TripAdvisor. On one hand this is great b/c you don't work w/ slouches....on the other hand, this creates a very competitive internal culture which can become overbearing if you stay there for a while. Like any organization, some managers are better than others. TripAdvisor has highly intelligent and well-educated leadership, but some of its management over-indexes on intelligence and falls short on traditional management and people skills (like a great surgeon w/ crappy bedside manner). Just do your research beforehand and make sure you're comfortable with who you'll be reporting to on a daily basis. Management will put a lot of pressure on you to perform, so just make sure you're comfortable working under those conditions day in and day out.