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eNPS Score
Q&A With Airbnb Employees
There’s life at work and life outside of work. We want everyone to be healthy, travel often, get time to give back, and have the financial resources and support they need.
How employees describe working at Airbnb
Good service quality and friendly hosts
Value that they offer to clients
training client service to care about the clients, righting wrongs done to the guests.
variety of affordable, good looking, comfortable and widely spread accomodations that can be easily booked last minute online
People are open to talking and collaborating
What it's like to work at Airbnb
- Les employés de Airbnb travaillent généralement 9.3 heures par jour
- Les employés de chez Airbnb signalent que le rythme de travail est confortablement rapide
- Au cours d’une journée normale, les employés de Airbnb ont 4+ réunions
- 81% des employés de chez Airbnb sont impatients d’interagir avec leur équipe tous les jours
- Les employés de Airbnb prennent le plus souvent 20-30 congés payés et de congés de maladie chaque année
- 68% des employés chez Airbnb déclarent qu’ils sont satisfaits de leur équilibre travail-vie personnelle
- Les employés de Airbnb reçoivent généralement des commentaires précieux sur la façon de s’améliorer au travail une fois par mois
- 83% of Airbnb employees call their work environment positif
Q&A With Airbnb Employees
IDX: 0 TOT: 55
What benefits does Airbnb provide?
Meilleure réponse des employés
great benefits - medical, dental, etc all covered by airbnb; airbnb listing credits given each quarter
Great benefits, 100% covered healthcare, dental, etc.
great benefits
in your opinion, is the company slow or quick to make decisions and enact change?
Meilleure réponse des employés
both (in a good way), they know when quick changes are necessary and also when to evaluate all sides of an area to implement a slower, lasting change
Both in different areas.
Quick to make decisions...slow to enact change
how's the diversity in your team? Do you think the company can do a better job?
Meilleure réponse des employés
ethnically diverse, but zero diversity when it comes to 'political beliefs' - estaff and down are all very anti-trump and make it publicly known, virtually no conservative views at the company. if you champion yourself as a company based on diversity, then you must also be inclusive to views that differ from your own...
Very diverse - all ethnicities, backgrounds, sexual orientations, etc
Great diversity but can also do better job. Diversity is mostly at lower levels but peters out as you go higher.
how much does the candidate's culture fit impact the overall hiring process?
Meilleure réponse des employés
Culture fit is the basis of the entire interview
Very highly. A culture fit interview and remove you even if skills and education are perfect.
Culture fit is the entire hiring process
What is most positive about the culture and environment at Airbnb?
Meilleure réponse des employés
Progressive forward thinking perspective.
Flexible schedules
People
What is the dress code at Airbnb?
Casual. Very casual.
Very casual--essentially no dress code
What do you wish you knew before starting at Airbnb?
We like to promote ourselves as having lots of internal mobility but this is not the case for all teams. Many teams have very limited mobility. Also, management is promoted from within and can often be a major problem with little managerial experience.
they are only accepting if you share their same left leaning political beliefs
What are the most important soft skills to be successful at Airbnb?
Managing up.
being a Democrat!
How would you describe your overall experience interviewing at Airbnb?
Very long-about 3 business interviews and two culture interviews
Took awhile...little communication between your department and core values team
What are some of the best things about your team at Airbnb?
knowledge base has high, much higher than other technology companies.
Great team
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation at Airbnb?
Meilleure réponse des employés
In the policy department, we work long hours, including many weeknight community meetings, and are required to work many weekends.
Those that work in remote offices dont get the same perks as those in the SF office.
What does the leadership team at Airbnb need to get better at?
Meilleure réponse des employés
They make public comments about how the company will change--provide no additional resources to teams to follow through
Expectation setting
What makes you most happy at Airbnb?
The people
Good work assignments, clear goals.
What makes you the most proud about working at Airbnb?
Peers are passionate and amazing.
What kind of activities do employees at Airbnb participate in outside of work?
Happy hours. Volunteering. Very social.
What is the best perk or benefit that Airbnb offers?
Parental leave is good.
How hard is it to get promoted at Airbnb?
Depending on the team, easy or hard. Some teams have very Limited mobility. Also, managers have huge influence and very subjective criteria.
How long after an interview at Airbnb does it take to hear back?
Potentially weeks.
How long does it take to hear back after applying to Airbnb?
Potentially weeks to months.
Does Airbnb drug test or do a background check?
No drug. Some background.
What is the PTO policy at Airbnb?
Accrue hours per month based on tenure.
What's the interview process like at Airbnb?
Extensive and many. Prepare for many meetings with folks who may ask the same questions. We also have core values interviews that are not about your specific function but the culture of the company and of you are a fit. The person interviewing you will likely not even be in the same department and is more about Airbnb values and you.
What should I wear for an interview at Airbnb?
Business casual.
What's the work from home policy like at Airbnb?
We had no ability to work from home in my department
How can I improve my chances of being hired at Airbnb?
Play into their culture
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Should I work at Airbnb?
56% of Airbnb employees would encourage their friends to become coworkers, whereas 17% are neutral and 27% would not recommend working at Airbnb to their friends.
| 56% | Promoters |
|---|---|
| 17% | Passive |
| 27% | Detractors |
