Hold out for something else - Anonymous employee KAYAK Employee Review

1.0
May 17, 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- free snacks - ping pong and playstation - if that stuff at work impresses you - the chance to spend the office social budget on your own personal gains if you can get yourself into the social committee!

Cons

- little chance of progressing - extremely unpleasant, cynical, uninterested HR - awful cross-department communications - psychological bullying - favouritism - lots of stupid meetings - no belief in diversity or equality - its just lip service and box-ticking - London office is a toxic environment full of cliquey, tryhard, backstabbing people - regular redundancies and "overhauls"

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5.0
Jul 6, 2026
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Pros

Incredibly helpful team members Very genuine people Geographic diversity Work-life balance is understood and appreciated Supportive culture

Cons

Compensation could be more competitive Lots of internal systems to navigate (but it's getting better) Limited racial diversity, at least on the Commercial teams

5.0
Jun 29, 2026
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Pros

- Super smart team to learn from and very welcoming people - All voices are heard and ideas can be elevated and tested - Positive environment where many people have been with the company a long time and truly care about its success - Sporadic work travel and offsites - Free lunch in office 2 days a week and bagels, snacks, and drinks all the time - In office gym - Parking commuter benefit

Cons

- Reporting tool is specific to the company and can be a bit of a learning curve to figure out, but again, there are really great people to help you! - Multiple offices throughout the world, where team members are spread across or fully remote, so its rare that the entire team would be in one office together for collaboration - No train commuter benefit to coincide with parking benefit

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