Skyscanner Reviews

Pros

Just had a quick read through some previous reviews and the negative ones really do baffle me. I'd hate for any potential new employee to be put off by these. While everyone has their own unique experiences, depending on variables such as line manager and team etc, some of the negativity is quite frankly, just nonsense. If someone is unfortunate enough to feel that they are being bullied or are suffering from feeling a lack of inclusivity then there are several channels for employees to report this (Glassdoor probably shouldn't be the starting point), whether this be confidential or otherwise. The company is so protective of its unique culture, especially as the number of employees grows. Personally, I've never worked with such a diverse bunch of humans - it's brilliant! So many people from different countries, faiths, gender identities, sexualities (the list goes on). The company are inherently generous. They are always looking at new ways to make sure we are happy at work. Never settling for just the 'standard', they always try to go over and above. Whether that's something small like a fully stocked soda fridge and fruit bowl or amazing summer staff BBQ's or the lump sum they give us every year towards our own holiday. We're so lucky. The way Skyscanner has handled the current COVID pandemic internally has really been quite outstanding. While our travellers and partners remain our priority, the Exec team have made every effort to ensure employees don't have undue pressure during what is a difficult time for everyone. On a personal level, it's helped me massively - knowing that there's breathing space. The consistent motto has been "do your best" and they know and trust that every single one of us will.

Cons

None, zilch, nada, nein, ninguno (there was a 5 word minimum requirement).

Pros

- Great product with many millions of users - User focused culture - Leadership genuinely cares about the people working there and do their best to treat them fairly - Many smart people to learn from - Great offices and wfh policies

Cons

- Execs promoted during a period when the company wasn’t hitting targets - no accountability for results at that level - Tribes don’t collaborate well together as tribe leads are only incentivised to lead their own projects instead of playing for the greater good - Execs are very distanced from the day to day and are unable to help teams connect the dots - Bigger and ambitious projects are almost impossible to succeed due to lack of collaboration across tribes and lack of support from Execs - A great example of the above was Need for Speed - where was the CTO during that time? Half the senior managers involved were promoted before the project delivered any value. It took hiring a new VP for someone to have a look under the hood and put an end to that mess. - Some senior managers are clearly only interested in inflating their job title - HR is slow and inefficient - there are important improvements to be made to the PSR process which are being procrastinated for years (particularly around the gap between needs improvement and meets expectations)

Pros

- Extremely talented and smart engineers - Great office spaces - Perks of working for a big company like going to conferences, free swag etc - Using a lot of cutting edge technologies - Very progressive Agile DevOps culture - Good work life balance - Great career opportunities - Good transparency of how well or not well the company is doing with daily revenue reports

Cons

- Upper management seems disconnected with the rest of the company, making organisational decisions without much rationality. For example, I have had a total of 5 managers during my 2 years there because of how many organisational changes had happened. - Almost impossible to get promoted to Principal Engineer level or above. - Low salary compared to how hard it is to get in. - The culture has transitioned from a start-up-like casual culture to a colder corporate one which means politics play a big role now.

Pros

Work/life balance, flexible working, treat you like an adult

Cons

Sometimes the emperor is naked

Pros

Fantastic culture, investment in employees health, development, wellbeing They ensure they hire great people: smart and with the right attitude They actually give a damn about their users above all else, even if that means a financial hit Work/life balance is fantastic. Remote and flexible working is the norm (even outside of global pandemics) Even when times are tough we're given extra hours/time off to allow us some headspace

Cons

It can be hard to get things done sometimes. Lots of teams working in the same space and unclear boundaries/redundancy in effort.