The worst company I have ever worked for - Senior Customer Service Representative Vrbo Employee Review

1.0
16 May 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free drinks and occasional food

Cons

My, my, my, where to begin?! The lack of progression (In the Customer Service department anyway) for a such a huge company worth billions of pounds is shameful. Furthermore, for such a 'profitable' company their employee benefits are sparser than a desert. No discounts in shops like similarly-sized companies or anything like that. Just your standard cycle to work and healthcare schemes which virtually every other business offers their employees anyway. Any opportunities that do arise are few and far between and they ALWAYS go to the same people (Already in senior positions) without fail instead of giving other employees who have exceeded expectations and targets consistently over long periods of time. Job recognition is about as existent as Narnia. No matter whether you have gone above and beyond, management do not take any notice apart from the odd email to the Customer Services department if they're in a good mood. If any employees make a mistake, they're demeaned by their seniors instead of helped constructively. The seniors penalise colleagues around them for helping others and yet new hires find them virtually unapproachable due to their disgusting attitudes or they're never available to provide them with assistance anyway. Whenever an accurate review such as this one is posted about the company by an employee, management post false, positive ones afterwards to try and cover up the truth.

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Cons

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5.0
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CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

HomeAway technology stack has come a long way. One of the most appealing things about working here is the fact that you get to work with cutting edge technology. In addition, the engineering team are super smart, so working here is a great networking opportunity too.

Cons

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Vrbo Response
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Thank you for taking the time to leave a thoughtful review. We love a good tech stack as much as the next tech company and it’s great to hear you enjoy working on ours. Our Data Science and Engineering teams are so important to the success of HomeAway. You’re right though, we are growing rapidly. If someone finds themselves on a team that doesn’t quite feel right, we highly encourage internal movement and having a conversation with your manager.
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