Fantastic place to work - Anonymous employee OpenTable Employee Review

5.0
Apr 30, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

The people really make OpenTable a special place to work. Many have a shared love of food and restaurants and when you get to work on a product/service that consumers and restaurants truly value, it's very rewarding and fulfilling. Keep it up!

Cons

Sometimes a little more bureaucracy/process kinks than necessary, but that goes with the territory of an Internet company maturing. Slow to catch on to the importance of design, but that's been fixed.

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Cons

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1.0
Jun 5, 2026
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Pros

* It's a great brand * Great partners * Decent product with strong distribution

Cons

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