For today’s Culture Showdown, it’s business travel management company TripActions versus bookings company TripAdvisor. Where are employees happier? Let’s see what Comparably’s data tells us about how workers at Trip Actions and TripAdvisor feel about their company cultures.
OVERALL CULTURE
A TripActions employees is excited about his company’s culture, citing “the energy at TripActions and how happy everyone is to be here. Folks are smart. Contributions are recognized. And everyone cares.”
From Trip Advisor, one worker writes that the culture there is “stressful.” They add, “Managing the art of escalation is how you get things done. Even the smallest decisions need approval. If you are a powerhouse builder, you’ll do well here. If you value strategic, smart, thoughtful decision making, TripAdvisor should not be your next employer.”
CEO
“Amazing culture as displayed by the actions of Ariel on down,” says one TripActions employee of his CEO and leadership team. “They care about the employees and about making a difference.”
A TripAdvisor employee writes about Kaufer, “The CEO admits he would rather ask for more than someone can handle and have them come up 10% short than expect less from them. Nice sentiment if you are pushing a sporting team but constantly asking for more than someone’s capacity causes stress.”
COMPENSATION
A TripActions worker writes that pay is “very competitive with offers I’ve seen with much larger established shops, including Facebook, Salesforce, Google.”
About TripAdvisor pay, an employee writes that “base and bonus are competitive.”
PERKS AND BENEFITS
As far as perks and benefits, a TripActions employee mentions “travel stipend, food, the PTO, the atmosphere… the fitness stipend, our commuter benefits, etc.
A TripAdvisor worker cites “perks and employee wellness benefits” like “PTO, summer Fridays, gym, workshops, etc…”
GENDER & DIVERSITY
About TripAdvisor’s diversity, one employee writes, “virtually the entire executive management team is the same race, age group, etc, and most are male.”
