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Bad for SysAdmins/DevOps

Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Booking.com for 1 year
February 26, 2019
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

I don't think there is actually much that I can put in here, apart from the fact that there are a couple of genuinely nice people within the engineering team.

Cons
  • For a company that raves about mental health, they are absolutely abysmal at actually supporting engineers with mental health.

  • Engineering Leads do not care what engineers have to say, with the exception of one.

  • Engineers themselves tend to ignore advice on a new project when other engineers have designed and implemented the exact same solution elsewhere.

  • Quick to blame, even when the engineer is not at fault.

  • Engineers do not care about platform security (although the actual security team does).

  • I have seen multiple cases of constructive dismissal, including getting staff to become friendly with other staff to gain information.

Advice to Management

Care about what your engineers say. Get rid of the bullies and actually care about the work that you are delivering.

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