Marriott International reviews

Once Marriott bought Starwood, those coming from Starwood have been given priority for jobs over incumbent Marriott employees ("associates"). With the reorganization as the company integrates both, many original Marriott associates have been let go in multiple rounds of layoffs. Original business units have been in chaos as they seek to staff positions empty by those they released. Need to plan more effectively. In addition, some of the internal organizations do not get along and compete with one another which can lead to issues for associates. This is a political environment. Network matters. There are also many consultants running around - the culture from the big consulting firms has permeated the company leading to focus on data driven results as opposed to quality in people.

This is a not a great company to work for in a technical/non-managerial role, especially software related roles. The company relies very heavily on outsourcing companies who are doing a poor job. The standard coding and development practices are completely ignored. Worst code I have ever seen. Don't be fooled by the title of the positions. Software engineers here don't really do much of technical stuff, they are expected to do be in meetings the whole time and address the impediments of the outsourcing companies. I did not enjoy my time here. The recruiters seek out Indian guys for the Software positions. Perhaps they think they will stick around in spite of the very shabby work environment. I have absolutely no disrespect for the Indian developers. Many of them are great. But not all outsourcing companies and projects are the same and this company puts them on a pedestal.