Pros
Booking.com offers a fast-paced but laid back work environment.
Things I like about working here:
- I've never worked on a project I didn't believe in. You're given the freedom and respect to work on the tasks you believe add value to the customers
- I've never had a deadline. It's about identifying problems and designing solutions that can be proven to work through data. Insight and quality have no timeline and the company understands and allows for that.
- Great colleagues. There are a lot of incredibly smart people that are enthusiastic about their work. It's infectious and positive.
- Career-growth opportunities. There are many ways to move up in the company such as becoming a product owner, team leader, or senior designer. Internal and external training opportunities and one-on-one meetings with your managers support that growth.
- Work/life balance. The managers, team mates, and product owners at Booking.com care about you as a human and don't treat you a like a "resource" to the business. If you're sick or pushing yourself too hard they will encourage you to relax and take care of yourself. They truly want to have happy, healthy people.
- It's a flat structure. Everyone's opinion matters and good ideas come from everyone, everywhere. Even though there are job titles that imply some kind of structure, I've never, ever seen anyone pull "rank" to put down a thought or another employee. It's an environment based on mutual respect and learning.
Cons
There are growing pains.
- As with anything that grows quickly in a short amount of time, there is a lot of fluidity in the teams and office structure. You have to be as dynamic as the company to thrive here.
