Nepotism - Anonymous employee KAYAK Employee Review

1.0
12 Mar 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great product, always changing. Office spaces, perks like food and beverages

Cons

Latam team management creates drama and conflicts among employees to maintain their jobs safe. Very cliquey and is no secret that they hire friends and family, even for external vendors. In a company of that size, you'd think this is something to avoid. As the other review says, backstabbing is quite usual and goes around in the commercial team. You are offered someone jobs in exchange for throwing this person under the bus. Promotions are distributed for those who show who are capable of doing unethical behavior. You can get a promotion even if you haven't met the yearly target, as long as you are friends with the manager. HR is there to hide the dead bodies.

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5.0
6 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Incredibly helpful team members Very genuine people Geographic diversity Work-life balance is understood and appreciated Supportive culture

Cons

Compensation could be more competitive Lots of internal systems to navigate (but it's getting better) Limited racial diversity, at least on the Commercial teams

5.0
29 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Super smart team to learn from and very welcoming people - All voices are heard and ideas can be elevated and tested - Positive environment where many people have been with the company a long time and truly care about its success - Sporadic work travel and offsites - Free lunch in office 2 days a week and bagels, snacks, and drinks all the time - In office gym - Parking commuter benefit

Cons

- Reporting tool is specific to the company and can be a bit of a learning curve to figure out, but again, there are really great people to help you! - Multiple offices throughout the world, where team members are spread across or fully remote, so its rare that the entire team would be in one office together for collaboration - No train commuter benefit to coincide with parking benefit

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