Useless company to work for!! - Principal Developer OpenTable Employee Review

1.0
Jan 11, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Salary is competitive. Can't think of anything else.

Cons

Managers here are untrained douchebags with just a title but no function as a manager. Hardly have any experience in people management. Almost zero interest in anyone's career development and will steal your work if need be. They will not allow processes to be more efficient and will make it more complex on purpose to show upper management the amount of work they're doing. Engineering practices are a joke with a casual approach to employee on boarding. Don't join this company if you're looking for growth.

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Cons

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Cons

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