Expedia Group

• Salary in line with the market.
• A friendly environment in general, you can feel it.
• Travel and wellness allowance.
• You work at your pace; there isn't a constant pressure to reach goals.
• You are expected to do your job within working hours.
• Compassionate CEO (the current one), with some clear views on where we need to be within society as a company and as individuals.

• Disorganization and politics at the highest level trickle down to teams.
• Constant re-orgs.
• HR treats an employee as a number, expect nothing more and nothing less. Avoid interactions at all costs in case you have a problem (health, etc.). Normally, it will make things worse. If your direct supervisor has been in the company for some time, they will advise you the same, unless it's a serious health problem, for example.
• The corporate health insurance is a horrible policy; stay clear of it.
• The policy for hybrid work: 50% of your time is mandatory to be worked from the office.

The communication about changes in the company has been transparent, which is greatly appreciated.

Reorgs seem to happen yearly, though, which in turn causes people to leave due to pure fatigue, disappointment, and frustration.

Management constantly uses words in emails and conferences such as "excitement" to get back to the office. Forcing employees, especially software engineers, to go to the office might be a deal breaker for some. It is tone-deaf when colleagues and I listen or read about it.

Turnover on developers, especially the most experienced ones, has been greatly felt in the last year or two. The brain drain is still happening due to fatigue, reorgs, and disorganization. I hope it will improve, but at this point, since the last reorg, it's visible that it's becoming even more disorganized.

Try to retain the talent you have by providing better stock options rewards or offering better salaries than average. Better perks, such as good health insurance, go a long way when somebody is considering an offer or leaving. Get rid of the 50% hybrid work for developers, providing a better work/life environment for your tech teams. Let your managers decide with the team what is best for each one. Individual performance and feedback reviews are already in place to assess what works for each individual.