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Good Relocation, Toxic Culture

Software Developer
Current Employee
Has worked at Booking.com for 2 years
September 3, 2018
Amsterdam, Netherlands
2.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Good relocation package.

If you want to move to Amsterdam, you can accept their offer, work for 1 year, and then leave.

Cons

Is not a technology company and admits it.

Only reacts to competitors; is not proactive.

Has an uninspiring CEO and cannot find a CTO for over a year.

Outdated tech stack, with tooling to match.

Outdated defenders of tech stack who prevent any and all efforts of modernizing it.

Recently started to cut costs, which is always a bad sign.

Leadership team does not admit to any problems and acts like everything is perfect.

Favoritism is commonplace and the promotion process is broken.

Advice to Management

It is too late for any advice; the company will slowly fade to irrelevancy.

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