Great collaboration & tools - emphasis on impact on team/org vs. individual effort
Pros
It has been a great experience joining Expedia - everyone that I have worked with is very focused on scaling the company and thinking ahead about the capabilities we need in the future as well as improving what we have now. The focus on overall impact instead of rewarding individual heroics leads to very strong collaboration and interpersonal relationships.
Cons
Expedia is quite a complex company that has been formed out of many acquisitions over the last 10 years, and there are still a lot of seams and inconsistencies that are not obvious when first joining. However, this also makes it feel much more of a large start-up experience, with a focus on making quick progress with limited resources, as opposed to every project having to be approved by multiple levels and being 100% perfect on launch.
