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      Tripadvisor

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      Tripadvisor reviews

      3.5

      51% would recommend to a friend

      (1,372 total reviews)
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      Matt Goldberg

      24% approve of CEO

      23% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Tripadvisor has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,372 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
      5.0
      May 21, 2015

      Lots of Opportunity

      Online business development associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      This company provided me with many opportunities to learn about different aspects of the business and see where my interests were. The other employees were willing to speak about what they do and teach me about their roles. If you put in the effort to show your interest, this company will value your desire to grow within the organization. I have personally invited the CEO to coffee once before in order to discuss the business as it interested me greatly. I have found upper management very willing to communicate when approached. To some of the other reviewers here: If the only pros you can list are the kegs, free snacks, and ping pong, your review of this company is not entirely reliable as it seems you applied for the wrong reasons from the beginning. Your ability to grow within any organization depends on YOU. This is a great company to work for and learn from, but like any job, you must take responsibility for your own career. There are resources here and there are people willing to teach. Ask questions, be present, voice ideas, and seek opportunity.

      Cons

      I do not have any concrete cons to list at this time.

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      Tripadvisor Response
      11y
      Thank you very much for your feedback. I’m very pleased to hear that you’ve had such a positive experience at FlipKey! And you’re right, we are a company filled with great people, who are willing to help out their fellow employees by sharing their experiences and their knowledge. We are also a company that strives to recognize and reward people who take initiative and seek out opportunities for leadership and development. I hope your experience continues to be so rewarding and while it sounds like you already do this, if you ever have any program ideas or suggestions for improvement, I hope you will share them with either your manager, me or someone in our Human Resources Department. Thanks again for sharing this, Tracey
      3.0
      Apr 22, 2015

      Flexible But Muddled Engineering Environment

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Vibrant culture and engaged employees create a positive working environment. Demographically very diverse, especially for a tech company. Neat product. Fantastic benefits. Great industry.

      Cons

      Tech stack was overly complicated and chained to technical debt. Tech practices were not terribly sophisticated -- code reviews and unit tests were just getting some traction. Software process was very informal and kind of disorganized.

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      Tripadvisor Response
      11y
      Thank you very much for your feedback. We pride ourselves on our culture, our product and our benefits so I’m happy to see that you had such a positive experience in each of those areas. In regard to our code reviews and our unit testing, you were absolutely correct. There was a time when unit tests and code reviews were not a priority, but that has changed. The teams are now moving forward to integrate those practices throughout the organization as a standard requirement for all software development. We also do have a more informal software process, but our reasoning behind this is because we try to be careful not to put in process for processes sake. With that being said, we also want to make sure we are being as efficient as possible so this is something we can look at. Thanks again, Tracey
      2.0
      Mar 27, 2015

      A Good Company On The Decline

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The people are the biggest pro. I worked as an engineer here for a couple years with very hard-working and fun people. Management was open about the direction of the company and each employee's role in its future. We all put in a lot of time and effort and we were recognized for going the extra mile. We tried to innovate and put out a solid product to satisfy our customers

      Cons

      After the acquisition and the founders left, things started to change for the worse. The communication from upper management ceased as did the incentive to give extra effort. New management made no attempt to get to know any of the employees. We began to more closely imitate our competitors when building new features and it always felt like we were a few steps behind. This is not a terrible place to work but if you're an engineer looking to use cutting-edge technologies, host meet-ups, release open-sourced projects, contribute to a useful tech blog (like the competitors), or climb the corporate ladder -- this is probably not the place for you.

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      Tripadvisor Response
      11y
      I’m sorry to hear that you’re experience at FlipKey was mixed. I would have to agree with you that change has been a constant over the last couple of years and I know it has not been easy for many of our employees. However, we strongly believe that we’ve also gained a lot of benefits from it. For instance, the business has grown significantly and we have been able to expand our opportunities for career growth across the organization. You’ve also raised some good points in regard to hosting meet-ups, open-sourced projects and the like. We’ve begun addressing these areas (for instance, we have hosted some great meet-ups), but there is more we can be doing. However, we want to make sure we are supporting what our employees are excited about and are interested in doing. We strive to be a culture that rewards initiative and people who are self-starters so we are always open to hearing our employees’ ideas. While we have made strides in a number of areas, we are constantly looking to improve so I appreciate your input. Thank you again, Tracey
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