Lots of potential. Stuck in mediocrity. - Lead Software Engineer OpenTable Employee Review

3.0
Sep 2, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Interesting vertical (who doesn't want to work with restaurants) - Fun work that can be rewarding - No real competitive threats - Good trifecta of CEO - CFO - CTO - Location of HQ is great - Lots of Priceline cash means projects get funded - Lots of cool people

Cons

- Weak senior management under the CXO position - CEO is solid, but has surrounded herself with yes men and women - Sales runs the show = not a ton of vision more than a quarter out - Not a lot of appetite for risk - Internal politics can be crazy - Internal talent development is nearly non-existent

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