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In aggregate the reviews are mostly positive, but combing through individual reviews points to two companies where employees are concerned about advancement opportunities or work/life balance in the shadows of whatever great perks are offered. Winning over the consumer rarely happens unless a company wins over its employees as well.
This was a pivotal year for both Airbnb and Expedia between massive investments and acquisitions, respectively, and those developments apparently coincided with both companies having excellent work environments in 2015.
Glassdoor, the job reviews and application site, released its ranking of best places to work this week and Airbnb is ranked number one of 50 companies analyzed. Expedia, which didn't make the previous year's list, comes in at number 16. Along with both companies, other travel brands making the list include Delta Air Lines ranked at 21, Southwest Airlines at 42, and Concur rounded out the bottom at 49.
Making this year's list required companies to have "at least 1,000 employees and 75 company reviews on Glassdoor, which uses an algorithm to calculate the rankings that assesses the quantity, quality and consistency of Glassdoor-approved company reviews shared by U.S.-based employees between Nove
