Amadeus reviews

4.0

80% would recommend to a friend

(4,396 total reviews)
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Luis Maroto

80% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

Amadeus has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 4,396 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Amadeus employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0
Sep 2, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

complex architecture, there's plenty to learn everything in the backend part is coded in C++ third party libraries are allowed

Cons

60%-80% of time is due to maintenance, since Amadeus hosts everything 50% of people are external consultants, needless to say that a consultant's salary is way lower than a regular empoyee. They are now at a point where they can not hire easily people that have been working there as consultants for years, because that would be a financial problem for the consulting companies. Because of this crazy policy to hire through consulting companies, people tend to leave soon, and there is a huge turnover. Management doesn't push enough for hiring consultants, and in some cases you can end up in a team where only your team leader is a regular amadeus staff. There are also cases of full teams/products being developed by external societies within amadeus premises. To recap: you will be working your ass off, for less money than what a regular employee is payed, and you will not get hired easily. Going up in the ladder is no more fun, team leaders just don't care about their products, all they do is trying to have some more budget to do maintenance. There are internal fights between departments, and if you need another team to do something for you, you will have to wait months for just a minor change. People in general are not proactive and all they want is their paycheck at the end of the month. On the other hand, if that's what you're looking for, Amadeus might be the place for you. You can do 9:30am-6pm, with nice 2h lunch break and no one is ever gonna bother you. There is a cantine, where, if you are a consultant, you will have to pay around double what a regular employee pays. Most of the engineers are new grads, ie. not experienced and not trained In conclusion, if you can not find anything else, or if you enjoy a lay back culture, this might be the place for you. If you want to work with smart people, in a company that cares about you, drive away from Amadeus.

1.0
Jun 23, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

I worked as a consultant. This is a good company to get a good profile for your future career. There are some CE where consultant can participate, an online and physical library with the best book in computer science. Amadeus restaurant can be near your office and as a consultant we can pay 7-10 euro for a 12-16 euro lunch in normal restaurant. Free and paid training are available.

Cons

Actually it depends on the department. However I worked on department where many people unhappy because of lack of appreciation from the management. Too much fresh graduate take the job as a school assignment which has to be done by themself and hesitate to ask people. There is no open communication and intriguing question because people are afraid to be judged.

2.0
Oct 1, 2014

It's not all gold that glitters

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Pros

Sunny place, coffee bar, nice location, decent place to retire

Cons

Old fashioned company, where innovative people are held back. Come to Amadeus, if you want to be picked on by the clique, if you want to be put down and not given any real opportunities. Come if you want to be lied, backstabbed and made you feel and if you have no experience in your profession. People are afraid, there are strange unspoken rules, and if you dare to question them, then you are in real trouble. The contract is a 35 hours per week, but in some dept you work an average of 37. Not being enough that you work in excess of your contracted working hours, should you need to leave 30 minutes earlier, you must apply in writing to your manager. I have worked there for three years and I am glad that I have finally left. Just to emphasise my point: In less than 3 years there is been a turnover of 14 employees between full-time staff and contractors just in my former department that counts some 40 people! At interview level, they are really nice but they lie a lot to you in order to have good negotiation power. Be aware of anything being said to you, you will find out only when you have moved to France, signed the contract and few weeks into your new employment. For example, at interview stage, I was told that the probation is usually 7 months (not true) but what I was not told that I cannot take paid holidays until the end of the probation, nor sickness, so each time I needed time off I had to take unpaid leave. Finally, beware technical writers before you leave the Uk for this much sought-after sunny destination. You will probably regret it.

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