Tripadvisor

You're surrounded by tons of really intelligent, hard-working coworkers. The culture is very focused on helping each other and working together, with no toxic competition.

Great perks at the office:

• Free lunch
• Snacks
• Beer
• Games

Good compensation and raises. A flat organizational structure (although sometimes this means that promotions are less frequent).

It takes a while to adopt new technology. It seems like we were often a couple of steps behind other companies in the industry.

The 2020 COVID crisis hit Tripadvisor really hard. I was laid off because of it, and a lot of fringe benefits (like the free lunch) were cut (perhaps only temporarily, though) for the remaining employees.

I do not blame Tripadvisor at all for that, and they handled it very well with good severance and outplacement help. However, it is something to keep in mind: as a business, they are very exposed to world events that harm travel.