Current Employee - Executive in Folkestone, England
Current Employee - Executive in Folkestone, England
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Positive Outlook
Approves of CEO
Pros
Fantastic atmosphere, environment and culture. I have the freedom to be creative in my role, try new things and am given the support and encouragement to develop and learn - something I've not had before and absolutely love! They have an amazing flexible working which means I can still be there for my family without having to worry!
Current Employee - Web Developer in Folkestone, England
Current Employee - Web Developer in Folkestone, England
Recommends
Positive Outlook
Approves of CEO
I have been working at Holiday Extras full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Holiday Extras are like no other company I've worked for. The freedom you are given with regards to working, ranging from working from home, to hot desking is great. The personal development budget is generous, and the opportunity to learn from resources, both internal and external is highly encouraged.
From day one, you feel like part of the team. Everyone - without exception - is friendly, and approachable? I imagine if you asked the CTO for a chat about an idea, they'd be more than happy to oblige.
The campus is open, spacious and has all the mod cons.. Showers for the more active of us, a sandwich stall serving freshly made food at lunch, table tennis, a pool table, foosball, a small library, and great room outdoors for recreation or relaxation during down time.
Events are put on often, consisting of sports days, lovely lunches (hog roast, BBQ, etc), and I'm told the yearly party is a sight to behold!
Benefits are ample, including profit share, corporate benefits (money off at high street and online shops and services). Training / conferences can be applied for in any field that is of a benefit to the company, or your personal development.
Located right off of exit 11 of the M20, and about a mile from the nearest train station, traveling to work is very easy for us south coast folk, even if you don't drive.
After only being here 6 weeks, I can't imagine being anywhere else. I've already learned a lot, and look forward to going to work each morning.
Cons
I can honestly say that in my time with HX, I cannot fault them. They really are an amazing company to work for.
Advice to Management
Keep up the great job! The transparency provided in the shout outs is very refreshing - knowing we're making a positive contribution to the business, and helping it grow only motivates us to work harder!
Thank you so much. It always makes me, the rest of the leadership team, and the wider team thrilled and proud to read reviews like this. We do work super hard to make HX a great place to work - itsimportant that the team enjoys work given its such a big part of our lives! Thanks again. :)... MoreLess
Current Employee - Front End Developer in Ashford, Kent, South East England, England
Current Employee - Front End Developer in Ashford, Kent, South East England, England
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Positive Outlook
I have been working at Holiday Extras full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Holiday Extras is a very people driven creative environment, you are given the freedom and confidence to do what you think is the best solution to any problem, including picking the best tech for the job. Also a very strong no blame culture means people don't feel worried about messing it up first time.
We also have a free day for R&D every other week meaning we get more time to play around with new things and learn.
Cons
Because of our location we can sometimes struggle to attract people, as we are based in the countryside.
I agree that people don't feel worried about messing it up. Thats really important. Part of being a leader in our field is that people feel that they can be brave, have a go, and if it doesn't workout, then they learn from it. All about constant improvement, iteration and evolution! A great way to work in my opinion! I also happen to agree that because we aren't in London, sometimes attracting people for our tech roles can be tricky. But we have a high bar and we want the best. There is a glut of developer jobs out there and not enough great ones like we have - this is a problem that many tech businesses face. I think our location is amazing - we have fields, the countryside, space and the beach. Amazing!... MoreLess
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"Best place I have ever worked!"
Pros
Fantastic atmosphere, environment and culture. I have the freedom to be creative in my role, try new things and am given the support and encouragement to develop and learn - something I've not had before and absolutely love! They have an amazing flexible working which means I can still be there for my family without having to worry!
Cons
i haven't got any cons I can think of.
Advice to Management
Keep doing what you're doing :)
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"Satisfying and friendly"
I have been working at Holiday Extras full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
Holiday Extras are like no other company I've worked for. The freedom you are given with regards to working, ranging from working from home, to hot desking is great. The personal development budget is generous, and the opportunity to learn from resources, both internal and external is highly encouraged.
From day one, you feel like part of the team. Everyone - without exception - is friendly, and approachable? I imagine if you asked the CTO for a chat about an idea, they'd be more than happy to oblige.
The campus is open, spacious and has all the mod cons.. Showers for the more active of us, a sandwich stall serving freshly made food at lunch, table tennis, a pool table, foosball, a small library, and great room outdoors for recreation or relaxation during down time.
Events are put on often, consisting of sports days, lovely lunches (hog roast, BBQ, etc), and I'm told the yearly party is a sight to behold!
Benefits are ample, including profit share, corporate benefits (money off at high street and online shops and services). Training / conferences can be applied for in any field that is of a benefit to the company, or your personal development.
Located right off of exit 11 of the M20, and about a mile from the nearest train station, traveling to work is very easy for us south coast folk, even if you don't drive.
After only being here 6 weeks, I can't imagine being anywhere else. I've already learned a lot, and look forward to going to work each morning.
Cons
I can honestly say that in my time with HX, I cannot fault them. They really are an amazing company to work for.
Advice to Management
Keep up the great job! The transparency provided in the shout outs is very refreshing - knowing we're making a positive contribution to the business, and helping it grow only motivates us to work harder!
HX - you rock!
Holiday Extras Response
2 Sep 2015 – Head of People
Thank you so much. It always makes me, the rest of the leadership team, and the wider team thrilled and proud to read reviews like this. We do work super hard to make HX a great place to work - its important that the team enjoys work given its such a big part of our lives! Thanks again. :) ... More Less
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"Great creative envionment"
I have been working at Holiday Extras full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Holiday Extras is a very people driven creative environment, you are given the freedom and confidence to do what you think is the best solution to any problem, including picking the best tech for the job. Also a very strong no blame culture means people don't feel worried about messing it up first time.
We also have a free day for R&D every other week meaning we get more time to play around with new things and learn.
Cons
Because of our location we can sometimes struggle to attract people, as we are based in the countryside.
Holiday Extras Response
24 Jun 2015 – Head of People
I agree that people don't feel worried about messing it up. Thats really important. Part of being a leader in our field is that people feel that they can be brave, have a go, and if it doesn't work out, then they learn from it. All about constant improvement, iteration and evolution! A great way to work in my opinion! I also happen to agree that because we aren't in London, sometimes attracting people for our tech roles can be tricky. But we have a high bar and we want the best. There is a glut of developer jobs out there and not enough great ones like we have - this is a problem that many tech businesses face. I think our location is amazing - we have fields, the countryside, space and the beach. Amazing! ... More Less
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