Looks good outside but bad inside - Anonymous employee Airbnb Employee Review

1.0
10 Jul 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing mission & physical work environment. Amazing food. Amazing public image.

Cons

Poor decision making - either too many parties involved in making decision or everybody waits for everybody to make decision. Poor middle management and taking advantage by traveling extensively for "business purposes" by writing up sexy proposals but in actual fact, they travel for fun (so called team building/offsite/summit) and then follow by their personal travels. This applies to managers and even non managers in North America, EMEA & APAC.

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5.0
11 Mar 2026
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Pros

Travel to cool places, meet nice people

Cons

They treat contract workers like garbage. You don't bow to the king, they will find a way to rid of you and push you out or just terminate your contract without warning.

5.0
4 Jun 2026
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Pros

Airbnb's mission of creating a world where anyone can belong anywhere strongly resonates with me. I'm excited by the opportunity to build products that operate at global scale and directly impact millions of users. My background in full-stack engineering, distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and AI-powered applications aligns well with Airbnb's focus on innovation, reliability, and exceptional user experiences. I am particularly attracted to Airbnb's engineering culture, emphasis on ownership, and commitment to solving complex technical challenges while delivering meaningful value to hosts, guests, and communities worldwide.

Cons

One challenge of working at Airbnb is the complexity that comes with operating a global platform at scale. Engineering teams must balance reliability, performance, compliance, and user experience across many markets and stakeholders. While this can make development and decision-making more complex, it is also one of the aspects that makes the work technically interesting and professionally rewarding.

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