trivago reviews about "working hour"

Of course, over time there have been a few cons: - A bit of a confusing environment. We're in "experimenting mode" quite often. This potentially creates progress and value, but it can be hard to manage sometimes - Being slow in embrace measure to fill the pay gaps with other companies - Having insisted too much for years on the usual start up benefits (ping pong and free beers, for example), rather than emphasizing the freedom given to employees to create value. Luckily, this has somehow changed lately (also thanks to the remote and hybrid set ups)

- due to pandemic - no company annual trip - hybrid setup needs improvement

low salaries not enough recognition for achievements

Long-term strategy is an oxymoron here. Don't expect the company to stay committed to a vision for more than a year. No understanding of how to build/maintain a brand. There's a reason all competitors have passed by even though trivago should have great brand recognition. Marketing strategies still based on what worked in 2016. For all the constant strategic changes, the company is surprisingly slow to adapt to newness. The website and product feel stale and the marketing does as well. It doesn't look like a company/brand that's ready to compete in 2023. "That would be a lot of work" is a valid reason not to pursue a project/initiative. Data is used as a replacement for decision-making instead of a factor to be considered. The product does not innovate and lead the consumer on a unique experience. It just replicates pieces of experiences of other websites.

The flexible working hours are a double edged sword, meaning you might get messages outside of core business hours, mostly from coworkers. Pay for software developers is on the lower end for the market. No option for full-remote. We're only remote right now because the government has suggested it due to the pandemic. We'll probably be back to normal once the pandemic is over. Feedback between talents tends to be soft and talents are encouraged to keep it soft for fear of insulting others, despite more direct feedback being useful for talent growth. As for career growth, there isn't much. You can either be a software dev or a lead. There really isn't anything in between.

dubious business decisions facts and numbers are less important than top-level management wisdom

Would be cautious about relocating to Germany for an opportunity at trivago, when their strategy is constantly changing and they do not necessarily have the vision and resources to sustain roles /projects for even the upcoming few months- huge lay offs done immediately after 8 months of aggressive hiring of staff from across the globe, getting them to move their family and lives to Germany. Adversity to change makes it hard to make an impact. Very slow to get things done as various stakeholders and teams working towards their own goals - little alignment within the company Too much focus on managing upward and ensuring everyone knows the good work they are doing, but not enough on the quality or quantity of the work getting done Company struggles to evolve, new projects are not given the time needed to succeed Little sensitivity from top management with layoffs - announcing they will take the entire company on a summer holiday 1 day prior to doing layoffs of multiple teams is tasteless Claim to be culturally diverse but clearly at a leadership team level that diversity is lacking

Freedom to choose your own tech stack to build something, just increases the inventory of tech stack used. Employee from other team need to spend some time to learn that if one is moving to another team