Great hiring experience, fantastic culture and exciting growth plans - Anonymous employee OpenTable Employee Review

5.0
16 Jan 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

OpenTable has a great culture and the working environment is great fun working with really smart people every day. The technology is market-leading and with the recent acquisition by Priceline Group, OpenTable is benefiting from investment and strategy for growth which is really exciting. Work life balance is very good, time differences between London and San Francisco are never easy, however there is a genuine appreciation of people's personal time.

Cons

A few internal processes can be a bit clunky, however the business is still nimble enough to be able to influence and change anything that needs fixing.

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Pros

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Cons

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Cons

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